Poverty

American Gothic

Gordon Parks, 1942

I am literally penniless here, obliged to petition people, almost to beg for my keep, not having a penny to buy canvas and paints . . .

Claude Monet to Georges Charpentier (A Desperate Plea)

Claude Monet, 1878

Old poor poverty, fried rice with pickled sesame seeds

Still Lifes

Quiet moments with simple objects

Abstract Figures

Hinting at the human form

Cities

Hustle and grind

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Poverty

American Gothic

Claude Monet to Georges Charpentier (A Desperate Plea)

Fish Head

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid

Sorrow

The First and Last Communion

Still Lifes

Abstract Figures

Cities