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grew up on Louisiana plantation and became an acclaimed self-taught artist. Starting in her 50s, she created a visual history of everyday life there — from laundry days to weekend parties — as she remembered it in the early 1900s. Two of her untitled works are in the exhibition; one shows people gathering at an outdoor funeral, while the other depicts a courtroom scene.Another painting in the exhibit is of
, by the Jamaican artist Kapo, whose given name was Mallica Reynolds. Flack and Reynolds had become close in the 1970s after she saw his works on display in a hotel in Jamaica, and Flack set up a foundation for the artist so he could concentrate on his work without worrying about finances.When Kapo’s house burned down, it was Flack who helped him rebuild, and her support allowed him to stay in his hometown and continue his art. It was one of many obstacles that he overcame, said his daughter, Christine Reynolds, who came to see the exhibition.“Seeing his painting on view in `Somewhere to Roost’ is yet another signal that his work made it through,” she said. “I feel pride, vindication and joy, and I only wish I had him at the museum next to me so that I could watch his reaction to seeing it.”
A photograph by Margaret Morton entitled “Mr. Lee’s Home” shows a makeshift dwelling that was part of a lower Manhattan homeless encampment in the 1980s and early ‘90s. It and some other shelters were; resident Yi-Po Lee died in the fire.
Morton chronicled the camp’s residents in her series “Fragile Dwelling.”
“These impoverished habitats are as diverse as the people who build them, and they bear witness to the profound human need to create a sense of place, no matter how extreme one’s circumstances,” she wrote.Novelist Rose Senehi peeks into the window of a flood-damaged shop on Main Street in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
So, the widow said she’s waiting to see how much the federal government will offer her to let the lot become a flood-mitigation zone.“I just don’t have it in me,” said Carter, who lived in the hotel. “I’m 74. I don’t want to die and leave my children in debt. I also don’t want to go through the pain of rebuilding.”
But others, like Matt Banz, still think Chimney Rock is worth the risk of future heartache.The Florida native fell in love with a fudge shop here during a vacation more than 30 years ago. Today, he and his family own four businesses in town, including the gem mine and the RiverWatch Bar & Grill.