Aging Inside Angola State Penitentiary
In November 2010 I photographed aging prisoners in Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana. After the GSA meeting in New Orleans I drove 150 miles through the wetlands, past Baton Rouge, then north up Highway 66. The facility was surrounded by 12-foot razor-topped chain link fences and sentry towers, and before passing through the gates, armed guards searched my car. After entering the facility I had …Read More
Aging Rock ‘n Rollers Take Manhattan’s West Side
The aromas of ganja and patchouli wafted across Broadway near the Beacon Theater Friday night, as the concert celebrating Wavy Gravy’s 75th birthday was about to begin. Born with the name Hugh Romney, he was onstage at Woodstock in 1969 and announced, “What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000!” Since his Woodstock days, Wavy has maintained a philosophy of community activism, founding …Read More
Will Barnet: Artist and Centenarian
Will Barnet, an American artist living in New York City, will turn 100 years old next month. I had the opportunity to photograph him recently in his home and studio in the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park. His paintings and drawings are in every major museum in the United States, and he is still making art. Experts have studied the mysteries of artistic creativity …Read More
