Operatic Boldness

Musical union/

So-called “interracial” love/

Of kindred spirits.  

Mezzo Marilyn Horne (b. 1934) and Musician/Conductor Henry Lewis (1932-1996), by Van Vechten, 1961.

 

"Notes"

On Daddy’s birthday/
Time eases aching absence/
But not completely.

Richard Williams, b. May 4, 1931. (d. Nov. 4, 1985)

 

Here He Stands

Masculinity/

Resides in beauty and form/

Not patriarchy.

Paul Robeson (1898-1976), by Nickolas Murray, 1926.