ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By
Gregory & Ernest Disney-Britton
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| Verneida Britton wrapped in her beach-towel, "The Virgin Martyr St Cecelia" by Kehinde Wiley. Photo taken by her son, Greg Disney-Britton at Newport on the Levee. |
Visual artist
Kehinde Wiley forever changed the way we see portrait painting. He re-conceptualized history to form a contemporary vision, and inspired us to do the same in our own lives. This weekend, as we celebrated our son Kai’s job promotion he interviewed his grandmother sharing family history. Today, we’ll dine at his grandfather’s (1936-2009) favorite restaurant,
Frisch’s Big Boy for what would have been his 82nd birthday. Next month, we’ll take Kai’s nana to Tybee Beach for her 80th birthday wrapped in Kehinde Wiley’s “The Virgin Martyr St. Cecilia.” It's a beach towel version of Wiley’s
18-foot original, and that's why Kehinde Wiley’s “
The Virgin Martyr St. Cecilia” is our art of the week.
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| Kai Daniels-Britton, Gregory Disney-Britton, Verneida Britton, and Ernest Disney-Britton at Louie's on the Levee |
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| Holding up the beach-towel |
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| Dewey's Pizza at Newport on the Levee |
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| Saluting Corporal Kai Daniels-Britton on for his job promotion |
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