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Artist Howard Cooper (photo credit: Peter Grahame) |
ARTIST STATEMENT
IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTORS
IN PRAISE OF THE TRIBE
IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTORS – IN PRAISE OF THE TRIBE is a painting that celebrates the outstanding contribution homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people have made to humanity throughout history up to and including present times. It is a list of but a few of the luminaries, past and present, who have and continue to enrich and enliven the human landscape. In honoring and praising these courageous men and women and their contribution, we participate with pride in the continuing quest for equal rights for all homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people. It is my hope this message can reach as large an audience as possible to help create more respect for gender diversity and the gifts diversity has to offer.
IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTORS – IN PRAISE OF THE TRIBE measures 70 in. X 70 in. and the medium is spray enamel on canvas.