Oral histories of Hudson Guild community members, recorded while painting four-hour-oil-sketch portraits from life in 2021 at Hudson Guild Fulton Center, New York, NY.

"El Dueno de tu Vida" - Binicia Santiago, The Portrait Project at Hudson Guild

"King Henry" of the Brooklyn Cyclones is no. 199 of 200 free oil-painted portraits from life of Southern Brooklyn residents, with in-the-moment recorded oral histories rendered in 2023 and on display at Industry City 2/24 - 3/25, 10a - 6p, 900 3rd Ave, BK, NY 11232

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South(ern) Brooklyn

#199, "King Henry," Coney Island

200 portraits in one year of a place through its People.  

Oil-painted portraits from life with in-the-moment recorded oral histories, given for free to quietly upend a tradition of portraiture and recorded history by giving these to people from all walks of life. #WeAreSouthBrooklyn To learn more and support this work, visit: www.freeportraitproject.org

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#199, "King Henry," Coney Island

The Free Portrait Project

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