Color summons their persons to the present / now / a century later / coalminers / strikers / their families / Ludlow remembered / now / a subject worth of art / a painter's labor / animates the white and black of history / copious paint / after the fact of pain. Closer to us now / the air of personalities near visible / defiance embodied in posture / the orange stare from the past. Brushstrokes bring to life a fleeting gesture / cast the gaze resolute / the rage of the exploited / dark / range of violence strikes / forces scars / waves of wrinkles / inner injuries in black / defiance / gathering bodies / battle for decency / working class respect / the ominous black hovering / the blackness of the black coal / the darkness of exploitation / the fury of revenge / the blackness of daily life spent in darkness / the black of the mourning to come / το πένθος / το πένθος / κατακραυγή. Earthy tones for people toiling the depths of the land / now deep in snow / resisting. Snow white dresses soon stained red / white flags for peace / soon executed in cold blood / white tents to be burned / the apocalyptic blend of destruction / the horror / the horror of it all / η φρίκη / η φρίκη. How is it possible not to remember? / Colors of lives stepped over / stare at us //
look closer / closer / remember / remember / feel the remembering better / deeper. Attend the Μνημόσυνο / the Memorial / Act.
Yiorgos Anagnostou
For additional paintings see, Lindsay Hand–Remembering the Ludlow Massacre
Ludlow Massacre historical photographs
Ludlow Massacre historical photographs
For a thoughtful review, including insights about colors in Lindsay Hand's Ludlow work see here.
