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Farewell to Covid-19 by SHAKOR
  • SHAKOR
  • Farewell to Covid-19, 2021
  • Hand-painted-texturized Giclee on Canvas
  • 36 x 55 x 1.5 in (91.44 x 139.7 x 3.81 cm)
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Farewell to COVID -19 depicts the celebration of the end of the pandemic New Orleans style. The second line jazz funeral is unique to the Black experience and culture of New Orleans. The artwork seeks to recognize and honor the essential workers who risked their lives throughout this deadly tragic ordeal . First responders and our local medical personnel are seen celebrating as the casket with Covid-19 written on it is being danced on by an exuberant doctor.

  • Subject Matter: Portrait
  • Current Location: New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) - Norman Mayer Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122
  • Collections: Art of the Black Experience, NOLA Percent for Art
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