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Paul Goodnight FEET DON'T FAIL ME 1996 Olympics Poster

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Paul Goodnight FEET DON'T FAIL ME 1996 Olympics Poster
This marvelous poster by well-known artist Paul Goodnight was created for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996:Title: "Feet Don't Fail Me Now"Poster on glossy paper22 × 34Excellent condition; has been stored rolled; never mounted, matted or framedWe love this comment by Edmund Barry Gaither, Director of the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists on the art of Paul Goodnight: "Coltrane blows. We hear the plaintive sound - and more. Billy Holiday sings. We hear the melancholy wail - and more. Paul Goodnight paints. We see the animated figures - and more. Between the horn and the man, there is confession. Between the voice and the woman, there is truth. Between the paints and the painter there are revelations. Revelations of his consummate skill as a draftsman, of his sensuous colors and often revealing forms, or his ability to see between the figures, melding them into an environment of endless nuances where his own passions infuse the picture with human resonance. "Paul Goodnight's art - inspired by his travels to diverse parts of the black world, and energized by his willingness to live life fully - opens a world of women, men, and children who, though on paper and canvas, are familiar, intimate, and engaging. Paul Goodnight's art offers rich evidence of his artistic mastery, visual and compositional audacity, and love of ordinary black people. His art delights the eye and satisfies the spirit. In short - it lives." *