Nov 17, 2022
#sketchbook November 2022. Parallel pen, brush and ink. It's #AbelMeeropol , aka Lewis Allan, born of Russian Jewish parents in the Bronx, he taught high school English to #JamesBaldwin, and co-wrote the poem "bitter fruit", later turned into the song made famous by Billie Holiday, "strange fruit", but it has been covered by an endless line of singers including #NinaSimone and #Cathcoffey. #art #drawing #sketchoftheday (at SoFA District) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClDbYi3u098/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
