Gumby Jesus
Okay, I'll admit it. I like Gumby. Not the snarling angry Gumby played by Eddie Murphy, but the infinitely positionable toy Gumby. The Gumby of Saturday morning cartoons. You could make him do almost anything. He was revolutionary. When other dolls—sorry, action figures —had only a severely limited range of motion, Gumby could do anything you wanted him to. At least until the wire armature inside him disintegrated from metal fatigue. He was yours to do with as you pleased. I was reminded of Gumby while talking with a friend recently. Martin French is an incredibly talented illustrator and the Chair of the Illustration department at PNCA, and we've been friends for more than 30 years. He recently painted the image you see on the left. It's entitled, Slave King . You can see his post about the art here . We were discussing people's reaction to his painting, and he mentioned one in particular. The person said they didn't like the image because it portrayed ...