The Clairvoyant
Gustave Courbet1865I 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 Monet1878The First and Last Communion
Cristóbal Rojas Poleo1888American Gothic
Gordon Parks1942Old poor poverty, fried rice with pickled sesame seeds