Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . Voice of an Angel . Vibe Rouvet is the daughter of TWS contributing illustrator Alexandra Rouvet Duvernoy of France. A stunning resemblance to her mother with talent that runs deep in the family, Ms. Rouvet is an opera student at the Music Conservatory of Pau, France. … Read more
. . George Krause: Interview With a Legend. May 2018 . TW: You had an exhibition recently in Philadelphia at the University of the Arts. What did returning to your hometown mean to you at this stage of your illustrious career? . GK: I have many great old friends in Philadelphia. An exhibition in … Read more
Letters From Prison: Part 10, 2018 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . Let me talk a bit about the American justice system. The system is supposed to consider you “innocent until proven guilty.”. Notice the language: “until,” not “unless.”. Saying “until” presumes that you will be found guilty. Most of the … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . K and I met at the Barnes Foundation for this recent collaboration. I couldn’t think of a better location dignified enough to represent his brand. I’ve seen K Vaughn in action over two decades as he solidly built his own brand from stem to … Read more
Photography and Text by Rongrong Liu, Copyright 2018 . A COLORFUL FAVELA . Favela, in Portuguese, means a slum. Thousands of books and reports talk about these Brazilian shanty towns. There are 786 favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Each one has around 160,000 people. They live and die in these shady places because they cannot … Read more