Prisons as Art Studios
January 05, 2012
FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
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But, first we take a look at artwork created by people held in American prisons.
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Prison Art
FAITH LAPIDUS: Some prisoners in the United States create works of art. Prison art is sold in art galleries in the Washington, DC, area. The profits are split among the artists and the Prisons Foundation, a not-for-profit group in the nation’s capital. The Prisons Foundation supports the arts in prisons and programs designed to help keep people out of jail. Christopher Cruise tells us more about the group and prison art.
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Some prisoners create pictures filled with images of natural beauty. It helps them remember the world they left behind. Dennis Sobin served twelve years in prison. He created the Prisons Foundation while he was jailed.
DENNIS SOBIN: “Art is a very much of a redemptive, a rehabilitative, a therapeutic vehicle for people.”
Mr. Sobin says prison art is often full of emotion.
DENNIS SOBIN: “Other people want to be with family. So they’ll paint pictures of family gatherings, family scenes. And then there’s some that are so angry about the prison experience that they want to do protest type of painting, showing the harsh realities of prison life, the bars.”
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