What A story: Ms. Buchanan was on my parole board. 3 separate times. Every time, she hit me every time. One was for 2 years and second one was for two and the last one was for one. I got released in 2001 and then 2 years later I get loved up and went to Rikers and I ran into a CO whose name was Buchanan. It was her granddaughter. She knew who I was. She said you must be Mr. Green.
When 1989-2001
Why Because what she did wasn’t out of spite it was out of goodness. Even though I cussed her out.
~ I’m 66 years old.
When 1989-2001
Why Because what she did wasn’t out of spite it was out of goodness. Even though I cussed her out.
~ I’m 66 years old.
What
process photos from groundswell DOC mural at GMDC, Main 2, Jan-Apr 2017, a project I co-lead with jess poplowski; participant's artwork, outlines of our design colorized by participants, and final design painting in prog
When Feb 2017
Why recommended by christopher cardinale to share our project materials like this :)
What A photo of an ID wallet with a lanyard for wearing around the neck.
When 2016-2019 approximately
Why It is an object from my time working at Rikers that tells a story.
~ When entering the jail I had to trade in my ID for a visitor badge that I showed at every security checkpoint. I carried my badge in this ID wallet around my neck. You can see paint on it from multiple murals. I always had a certain level of anxiety that I would lose the pass and be punished or that they wouldn’t let me leave the jail.
When 2017-2019 approximately
Why It is something that I carried with me in and out of the jail many times and I think that it is something that most people are unfamiliar with.
~ cards with me at all times. They had facts about PREA, the Prison Rape Elimination Act, on them. If stopped by a Federal investigator I was required to know the answers to certain questions I had learned about in a mandated training. But, it was ok to read them off of a card
What
Five minute portraits of juvenile inmates in watercolor and color pencils.
When 2017-2018
~ When at Rikers Island It was not always easy to get the inmates to join in for a mural project and so I would offer this proposal: “ if you sit down and just talk with me for five minutes I’ll will draw you portrait and if you like my art then join my mural program”
When 2017-2018
~ When at Rikers Island It was not always easy to get the inmates to join in for a mural project and so I would offer this proposal: “ if you sit down and just talk with me for five minutes I’ll will draw you portrait and if you like my art then join my mural program”
What
DOC groundswell mural project, GMDC Main 8, June 2017 - photos of design process and a final mural in hallway
When June 2017
What
Photos of a prisoner’s uniform shirt from Rikers
When Unknown
When Unknown
What
A shield. My corrections shield.
When
1990 - 2015
Why That's all I had. I wish you had told me this when I first retired. I had a whole bunch of stuff. I threw it all out.
What A photo of an ID wallet with a lanyard for wearing around the neck.
When 2017-2019 approximately
Why It is something that I carried with me in and out of the jail many times and I think that it is something that most people are unfamiliar with.
~ When I was working in the jail I carried these cards with me at all times. They had facts about PREA, the Prison Rape Elimination Act, on them. If stopped by a Federal investigator I was required to know the answers to certain questions I had learned about in a mandated training. But, it was ok to read them off of a card.
