Location: Buffalo, New York, USA
Artist: Eduardo Kobra (Brazil)
For: Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Year: 2024
Photo Credits: Brenda Turteltaub
“Mural em Buffalo/ EUA , a convite do Museu Albright–Knox. Tive a honra de pintar um mural sobre Mark Twain, que viveu dois anos nesta cidade. Além de ter sido um dos mais importantes escritores, ele teve um papel incisivo na luta contra o racismo. Na imagem, Twain está ao lado do seu grande amigo afro-americano John T. Lewis. Uma curiosidade que inclui na minha obra: Mark Twain nasceu e morreu em anos de passagem do Halley (1835 e 1910), por isso há quem afirme, poeticamente, que ele foi trazido à vida e levado embora de carona com o cometa. (2019)
As I was invited by the Museum Albright–Knox Art . Wall In Buffalo, in the United States, where I had the honor of painting a mural about Mark Twain, who lived here for two years. In addition to being one of America’s foremost writers – author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – he played an important role in the fight against racism. In this picture, Twain stands next to his great African-American friend John T. Lewis. Fun fact that I had added to my work: Mark Twain was born and also died in years that Halley appeared (1835 and 1910), so some people say, poetically, that he was brought to life and left taking a ride with the comet. (2019)”
Eduardo Kobra
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