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| Larry Wolf, Considering Gustave (2025) |
The artist goes for a walk
His dog comes along, perhaps there's a treat in a pocket
They're larger than life in this photograph
Made by the artist's brother, perhaps a staged moment of their everyday life
One hundred and forty years ago.
In this moment, my now
A grand exhibit in a grand museum
A patron of the arts who was himself an artist
Celebrated though we know little and speculate a lot
Who was this man who went for a walk on a cobblestone street?
A twenty-first century photographer frames this
A patron leaving the gallery
A guard leaning on the wall
The exit doors open
A pause before we continue with our everyday lives.
-- Larry Wolf, 10/23 July 2025
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