Santa
Dusting off (literally) some old negatives, I was struck by this one: Santa Claus, hand painted to have a Black complexion, found as you see him. There is a potent metaphor regarding race and economic justice implicit in this image, I'm just not sure what it is.
Minneapolis, late '90s
Pentax k1000 | 50mm f2 SMC Pentax-M | Kodak Gold 200
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Santa
Dusting off (literally) some old negatives, I was struck by this one: Santa Claus, hand painted to have a Black complexion, found as you see him. There is a potent metaphor regarding race and economic justice implicit in this image, I'm just not sure what it is.
Minneapolis, late '90s
Pentax k1000 | 50mm f2 SMC Pentax-M | Kodak Gold 200
276
views
5
faves
0
comments
Uploaded on September 8, 2025