Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Fashion Fetish: 2000 – 2020 . My personal work and research has been rooted in exploring the visual cross sections of fashion and erotic photography by capturing the impact the sexual revolution of the 1960’s had on advertising and in particular magazine publishing, prior to… Continue reading New Gallery: Fashion Fetish 2000 – 2020
Category: History
Bob Shell: Autopsy
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2022 . Autopsy . My girlfriend, I’m forced to call her M here because the Virginia Department of Corrections has forbidden me to use her name (First Amendment anyone?), died on June 3, 2003, and was supposedly autopsied on June 4 at 9:00 in the morning. Let me explain why… Continue reading Bob Shell: Autopsy
Bob Shell: The Jeffersonian Court
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2022 . The Jeffersonian Court . All of us have watched the workings of courtrooms in dramas from ‘Perry Mason’ to ‘Law and Order,’ so we’re familiar with courtroom layout and procedures, at least in a general way. The judge sits on his elevated ‘throne,’ with prosecution and defense tables… Continue reading Bob Shell: The Jeffersonian Court
A.H. Scott: Trumpty Dumpty and The Bear
“Trumpty Dumbty” and The Bear . Poetry and Prose by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2022 . “Trumpty Dumpty” (Scrambled) Trumpty Dumpty sits on his wall Trumpty Dumpty thought he’d had it all Crafty Con Don was once on the ball Believing his own hype He was the hubristic egg archetype Trumpty Dumpty made many a ‘perfect’… Continue reading A.H. Scott: Trumpty Dumpty and The Bear
Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month . When I received the call from George Pitts, picture editor for Vibe magazine in the Fall of 1994, I didn’t know who Keith Murray was. Most of the public didn’t know either until he released his first… Continue reading Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month