Toby Millman’s Matyr series
It’s a mystery how a nice Jewish girl from Miami ended up in Palestine but Toby Millman’s subtle, beautiful work, Martyrs, draws attention to the human condition where the news media has failed.
Intrigued and repelled by the Palestinian martyr posters she saw in Ramallah, her drawings of armed gunmen, embossed onto white paper, create a powerful whisper of a statement.
Tagged: Miami artist, Palestine artist, Palestinian martyr posters
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