My brother @eupocalyptus told me a fascinating thing the other day: today is Justice Samuel Sewall&r
My brother @eupocalyptus told me a fascinating thing the other day: today is Justice Samuel Sewall’s (the judge from the Salem witch trials) appointed day of humiliation and repentance. After the trials, aided by friends in his community, Sewall underwent a huge change of conscience and wound up begging forgiveness from ‘God and all people’ for what he acknowledged as his crime in the trials. He set up this day, April 29th as a day of personal repentance and apology. He even went on to publish an early and important antislavery paper later in life. I’m not a religious person, but I love that - it’s a powerful thing to apologize. As someone who has made several paintings of complex—and usually monstrous—mythic figures, I was really inspired by this story. Seen here: ‘Icarus,’ ‘Mortal Sister,’ ‘Gifts for Skylla,’ and ‘Tsuru Nyobo’ . . . . #artistsoninstagram #mythology #oilpainting #salem #illustration #fineart #salemwitchtrials https://www.instagram.com/p/B_knIAZjrrt/?igshid=1kyfxah9tbf9y -- source link
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