Oakland Night #1 Size:9.5x13

Oakland Night #1 Size:9.5x13

We ended up talking for a while and I discovered a few things about Mr

He was a character

The young men on horseback are Terrence and Lucus

While hanging out at the Pettway lounge (the only business of any kind in Gee's Bend) I struck up a conversation with a man who actually grew up in this particular house and gave me the history of the 12 foot room

After seeing the image for the first time I felt an instant connection to it

He has the most amazing shoes

This image was shot in Gee's Bend

The solution was to come back and do additions to the house

I went up and introduced my self and he replied ROBERT HENRY CLAY

I was on my way to Gee's Bend and was a little lost

which resulted in the addition of what was called the 12 foot room because of its dimensions

When the houses were first built for the descendants of the Gee's Bend slaves the government figure out that the tiny houses were too small for the large families that occupied them