Jacob Lawrence, The Life of John Brown No 19. Sunday, October 16, 1859, John Brown with a company of 21 men, white and black, marched on Harper's Ferry. (1941)
Workbook: October, 2018
October 31, 2018 : In the picture I find most eloquent I'm standing apart.
October 30, 2018 : He's a big man, the tallest in his platoon.
October 29, 2018 : He befriended a baby, or she befriended him.
October 28, 2018 : There they are. Two criminals and a hostage.
October 27, 2018 : What drove his transformation?
October 26, 2018 : The two of them, on a prewar tractor.
October 25, 2018 : Another.
October 24, 2018 : Man in field, wallet-sized.
October 23, 2018 : Oh god.
October 22, 2018 : No — no — no.
October 21, 2018 : The men in Sunday dress.
October 20, 2018 : Riders on the range.
October 19, 2018 : Thirty-two years later.
October 18, 2018 : Ivy and Jeff, June 1912, Riverton West Virginia.
October 17, 2018 : Kids behind their team of cows.
October 16, 2018 : Near the end she's gaunt...
October 15, 2018 : "The old man himself Sept 1943".
October 14, 2018 : Army men.
October 13, 2018 : Early 20th Century.
October 12, 2018 : Horseback.
October 11, 2018 : Proud at the Presidio.
October 10, 2018 : I remember the smells.
October 9, 2018 : His smile is kind, when it's there at all.
October 8, 2018 : The brother I never met.
October 7, 2018 : Summer dress.
October 6, 2018 : Two brothers in their early 40s.
October 5, 2018 : Brother and sister, very charming...
October 4, 2018 : France, 1945.
October 3, 2018 : The head seems too heavy for such a thin frame.
October 2, 2018 : The two lively ones.
October 1, 2018 : He's expressive in his Army photos.
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