Albert Henderson's Page

Sunday we visited this unusual effort to capture the spirit of a unique collaboration-in-progress frozen in time. Inspired by Romare Bearden's time in Paris and the "Paris Blues" film score of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, Bearden, photographer Sam Shaw and writer Albert Murray planned to publish a book. Three old friends and colleagues were in the process of combining photos, prose and collage when destiny called.The resulting exhibit, "Paris Blues Revisited," is stunning example of…See More

Sunday we visited this unusual effort to capture the spirit of a unique collaboration-in-progress frozen in time. Inspired by Romare Bearden's time in Paris and the "Paris Blues" film score of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, Bearden, photographer Sam Shaw and writer Albert Murray planned to publish a book. Three old friends and colleagues were in the process of combining photos, prose and collage when destiny called.The resulting exhibit, "Paris Blues Revisited," is stunning example of…See More