THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS, 9 portraits from the ongoing series. The portraits can be viewed on instagram @sarahleahystudio and @covidportraitseries.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS, 9 portraits from the ongoing series. The portraits can be viewed on instagram @sarahleahystudio and @covidportraitseries.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
ANTHONY HOPKINS, died at 70, Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
· Fought in Vietnam and the Gulf War, letter carrier.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
BERNALDINA JOSÉ PEDRO, died at 75, Boa Vista, Brazil.
· Leader among the indigenous Macuxi.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
SANTIAGO MANUIN, died at 63, Chiclayo, Peru.
· Indigenous leader and rights activists in Peru.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
HILLARY GREGG, died at 73, Queens, New York.
· Line cook at vaunted New York restaurants.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
SAMANTHA DIAZ, died at 29, Palm Beach, Florida.
· Health care worker with three children.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
GERALD WILLIAMS, died at 85, Manhattan, New York.
· Eclectic writer and editor.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MARIO CÉSAR ROMERO, died at 78, Manhattan, New York.
· Art historian of East Harlem
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
EVA KONRAD HAWKINS, died at 90, Bronx, New York.
· Marine scientist who escaped the holocaust.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MANUEL FELGUÉREZ, died at 91, Mexico City, Mexico.
· Abstract painter, sculptor, and muralist.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
WILLIE DORIA, died at 96, San Antonio, Texas
· Navy, Air Force veteran and baseball star.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
SÉRGIO SANT'ANNA, died at 78, Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
· Brazilian fiction writer with an experimental bent.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MARLENE SEKAQUAPTEWA, died at 79, Mesa, Arizona.
· Hopi village governor and matriarch.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MARNY XIONG, died at 31, St. Paul, Minnesota
· School board chair and community organizer.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
YVES-EMMANUEL SEGUI, died at 60, Newark, New Jersey.
· Immigrant pharmacist who refused to be defeated.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
BARUCH HAVIV, died at 82, Manhattan, New York.
· Pilot, landlord, and music lover.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MARGARET HOLLOWAY, died at 68, New Haven, Connecticut.
· Sidewalk thespian who battled demons.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
HAROLD BLAKE, died at 91, Manhattan, New York.
· Aide to Robert Moses and lifelong Greenwich Villager.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
JOSÉ MARÍA GALANTE, died at 71, Madrid, Spain.
· Relentless pursuer of justice for Franco’s victims.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
CELINE FARIALA MANGAZA, died at 52, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
· Congolese polio survivor and heroine of disabled people.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
DR. AILEEN BAVIERA, died at 60, Manilla.
· Leading Philippines scholar of China.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
FERNANDO MITEFF, died at 60, Bronx, New York.
· Graffiti artist with a generous spirit.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
ANTHONY BAILEY, died at 87, Harwich, Essex, England.
· Writer of books and New Yorker articles.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
DAVID DRISKELL, died at 88, Hyattsville, Maryland.
· Artist and champion of African-American art.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
SALLY ROWLEY, died at 88, Tudson, Arizona.
· Freedom rider and street artist.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
RUBEN VARIAS REYES, died at 79, London, England.
· Philippine diplomat who questioned extravagant purchases by the Marcos family.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
RAPHAEL LEONARDO BLACK, died at 71, Brooklyn, New York.
· Solitary self-trained artist.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
GLADYS CORTES, died at 48, Bay Shore, New York.
· Supermarket worker always there for others.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MADELINE KRIPKE, died at 76, Manhattan, New York.
· Collector of dictionaries and lover of words.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
LORENA BORJAS, died at 59, Brooklyn, New York.
· Transgender immigrant activist.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
IDRIS BEY, died at 60, Brooklyn, New York.
· E.M.T. and former Marine who rushed to the World Trade Center on 9/11.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
EDITH RICHMOND, died at 88, Brooklyn, New York.
· Haitian immigrant with a big heart.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
RICARDO BRENNAND, died at 92, Recife, Brazil.
· Brazilian industrialist, entrepreneur and collector.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR, died at 79, England.
· Comedy star of the 1970s British Television.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
YU LIHUA, died at 90, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
· Writer who captured Chinese experience abroad.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
CONRAD IFILL, died at 81, Hempstead, New York.
· Bakery owner attuned to the West Indies.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MARIE PINO, died at 67, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
· Navajo teacher with a sense of duty.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
TENDOL GYALZUR, died at 69, Chur, Switzerland.
· Savior of Tibetan orphans.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
STANLEY MOSER, died at 88, Fort Lee, New Jersey.
· Encyclopedia executive with perfect timing.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
DR. JULIE BUTLER, died at 62, Manhattan, New York.
· Veterinarian who served Harlem.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
JOSÉ TORRES, died at 73, Bronx, New York.
· Restauranteur favored by salsa music’s stars.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
YUKIO OKAMOTO, died at 74, Tokyo, Japan.
· Diplomat who championed Japan’s alliance with the United States.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MARTIN DOUGLAS, died at 71, Brooklyn, New York.
· Maestro of the steel-pan band.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
SISTER GEORGIANNA GLOSE, died at 73, Brooklyn, New York.
· Renegade nun who ran a nonprofit anchor in Brooklyn.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
MILES COKER, died at 69, Manhattan, New York.
· Freed from a life in prison.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
RAPHAEL GOMÉZ NIETO, died at 99, Strasbourg, France.
· Spanish Civil War veteran who helped liberate Paris.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
TADASHI TSUFURA, died at 89, Queens, New York.
· Teacher and principal shaped by internment.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
LILA FENWICK, died at 87, Manhattan, New York.
· First black woman to graduate Harvard Law.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
RONALD LEWIS, died at 68, New Orleans, Louisiana.
· Preserver of New Orleans performance traditions.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
KIOUS KELLY, died at 48, New York, New York.
· Nurse in Covid fight.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
WILLIE LEVI, died at 73, Waterloo, Iowa.
· Escaped a life of servitude.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
DONALD REED HERRING, died at 86, Norman, Oklahoma.
· Career officer in the Air Force and brother of Elizabeth Warren.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
ABBA KYARI, died at 67, Lagos, Nigeria.
· Chief of staff to Nigeria’s President.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.
VALENTINA BLACKHORSE, died at 28, Kayenta, Arizona.
· Navajo Nation aspiring leader.
· from the ongoing series, THE FACE OF THIS: COVID PORTRAITS.
· 2020, India ink painted on waxed rice paper, each portrait is 8 by 8 inches.