Month: March 2018

Photos of Gerrit Lansing displayed during the memorial for him at Gloucester's Hammond Castle, Feb. 24, 2018. (Greg Cook)

Books Greg CookMarch 2, 2018 0

Remembering Poet Gerrit Lansing: The Bridge To A Much Larger World

Last Saturday, Feb. 24, hundreds of people gathered at Gloucester’s Hammond Castle for a memorial to eminent Gloucester poet Gerrit Lansing, who died on Feb. 11, a couple weeks shy…Continue Reading →

Delphine Diallo. “Highness – Hybrid 5 (Collaboration with Joanne Petit-Frére),” 2011. (Courtesy of the artist)

Art Greg CookMarch 1, 2018 0

Reenvisioning Black Pride And Identity In The Barkley Hendricks Tribute ‘Legacy Of The Cool’

After Connecticut painter Barkley Hendricks died in April 2017, there was an outpouring of praise on Instagram. Hendricks made his name in the 1960s and ‘70s by painting realist portraits…Continue Reading →