by mattbaya | Apr 15, 2020 | Essays and Articles
Early in 1936, Leon Bibel did a remarkable series of brush, pen and ink drawings that were politically charged in a stunning way. Leon covered issues of racism, of workers’ rights, of poverty, of hopelessness. He dealt with the ruling class and its grip on power, the effects of the Spanish Civil War, the absurdity of war more generally. The images pulled no punches. The series was powerful in every respect; it didn’t retreat to the edges of these major themes…he...
by mattbaya | Apr 14, 2020 | Essays and Articles
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