tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post2985976827824095480..comments2023-08-01T01:15:40.086-07:00Comments on Northwest History: Idaho's Controversial Lynching MuralLarry Cebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-70993509447500097512008-12-31T15:28:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:28:00.000-08:00I don't know anymore than is in the post, Michael,...I don't know anymore than is in the post, Michael, but you ask the right question. I am not saying that it is a satire, by the way, but social commentary of a different sort. That is why I held out the example of Benton, who painted a black man matter-of-factly hanging from a telephone poll silhouetted in the light of the burning town in one of his murals of Missouri history. Not a satire, but a slap in the face to those who would whitewash history.Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-76451668281425620222008-12-21T18:21:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:21:00.000-08:00Is there anything written by Fletcher about either...Is there anything written by Fletcher about either this piece, or his feelings toward Native Americans and Manifest Destiny? I agree with you that the painting may not be a celebration of the event. But I'm not sure it's a satire either. While it is true that lynchings of African Americans were common in the 1930s, this is Idaho (no offense to any Idahoans who may read this). The state has had a history of racism that exists to this day. After all, the Aryan Nations headquarters was in Hayden until 2001.Kratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495029216616829257noreply@blogger.com