The Artists and Their Work

	Mentalvo, Raquel. Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. HOPE ANGELS. (Craft dolls. White, beige, chocolate faces, white dresses with splashes of color. 8 to 10 inches inches tall, with larger versions.) "I make these angels because I enjoy making beautiful things...They have no faces because they are to reflect the person they go to."
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota.  Hendrix. (Portraits. Pen and ink drawing.)
	Vargas, Franklin Leon. Federal Correctional Complex, Low, Coleman, Florida. Scale Model Bike Cruiser. (Biker art. Includes front and rear shocks. Wood sticks, glue, elastic waist band, wire, leather, silver-colored cigarette wrapper paper, paint. 13 inches long, 3 inches wide, 5 3/4 inches high.) "Congratulations for giving us this great opportunity.... God bless...you..."
	Baer, Ronna. Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, Florida. See What I'm Saying (It's All About Men), 2002. (Acrylic on canvas panel, with images of nuclear explosion, automobile, Viagra tablet, syringe with 3 chemicals used in lethal injections, and man on top of woman. 18 X 22 inches.) "Self-taught artist. Mother of 2 & grandmother of 2... Art instructor for other prisoners."
	Jewell, Michael W. Powledge Unit (State Prison), Palestine, Texas. (Note card art. Acrylic paint and heavy-stock cream paper. Card size 6 3/4 X 5 inches with blank interior. Each card signed, numbered and dated.) "I have served thirty-three consecutive years...and spent my first three years on death row...[where] everything was painted dingy grey and olive drab. Even our windows were painted over to deny the sun. We were allowed to purchase water-based paints and even though I could not draw I craved the presence of color [and began painting]. I believe the human spirit is nourished by color just as it is by food....Some of the guys on the row began to offer me packs of cigarettes and  pints of ice cream for my little pictures and... an industry of sorts was born....(You may use all or any part of this...)"
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Eartha Kitt. (Portrait. African American cultural theme. Pen and ink drawing.) "It is said that 'Man's gift maketh room for himself,'..."
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Untitled. (African American musicians. Pen and ink drawing.) "While attending McClure middle school, Charles entered a drawing contest sponsored by the NAACP, winning first prize and  a trip  to Florida for the finals."
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Untitled. (Portrait. Pen and ink drawing.) "Thank you for giving not only me but other artists [this] opportunity..."
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Untitled. (Prison-theme art and African American cultural themes. Pen and ink drawing.)
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Bob Marley. (Portrait. Pen and ink drawing.) "Charles has won several art contests, has had his work published in several magazines, and has had his work featured in several galleries, including the Romains Art Gallery in Illinois, Metropolitan State University Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Finlayson Museum in Finlayson, Minnesota."
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Untitled. (Prison-theme art and African American cultural themes. Pen and ink drawing.)
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Untitled. (Prison-theme art. Pen and ink drawing, with African slave and prison images.) "I am an...African  American  artist. God has blessed me with the  dexterity to...[create] illustrations with pen and ink [that] express  distinctive Arican cultural themes."
	Pollard, Ronald. Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester, Kentucky. Green, 2001.  (Framed portrait. Graphite, chalk, and ink on Strathmore Bristol Board. 12 X 14 inches.) "I taught myself to draw and paint after receiving a 16-year prison term in 1997 . . . . I am looking forward to 2011 when I can be reunited with my family and be free again."
	Tatum, Charles Gene Jr. Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota. Untitled. (Portraits, African heritage imagery. Pen and ink drawing.) "Born August 26, 1965....Charles attended Columbia elementary school where he took an interest in drawing and sports. But...drawing became his first love."
	Williams, Tammy. Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, West Virginia. Lady in Green. (Charcoal and chalk pastel on sketch paper.) "Thank you for this rare opportunity you have given those of us who are incarcerated."
	Williams, Tammy. Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, West Virginia. Woman in Teal. (Oil pastel on sketch paper, approx. 9 X 12 inches.) "I am 30 years old...and I have two beautiful daughters.... My artwork helps give me the peace necessary to serve my sentence."
	Williams, Tammy. Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, West Virginia. Female Nude. (Charcoal and chalk pastel on sketch paper.) "I have never had any formal [art] training...My goal is to return to college..."
	Pollard, Ronald. Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester, Kentucky. Acid Girl # 1 - Blotter, 2001.  (Framed. Graphite. 17 X 14 inches.)
	Bowman, Calvin. Federal Correctional Institution, Westover, Maryland. Walk in My Shoes.
	Caruthers, Lon. Macon State Prison, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Untitled. (Elk. Limited edition print of graphite drawing on paper. 14 X 17 inches.)
	Caruthers, Lon. Macon State Prison, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Untitled. (Mountain lion. Limited edition print of graphite drawing on paper. 14 X 17 inches.) "Date of Birth 1 December 1966....Art Education: ... God-given talent, no formal instruction....Art Medium: Graphite."
	Delgado, Lino. Pelican Bay State Prison, Crescent City, California. Eagle Warrior (Pen and ink drawing on paper.)  "I'm from the beautiful sun-kissed city of San Diego...but I was raised in Sinaloa Mexico...."
	Delgado, Lino. Pelican Bay State Prison, Crescent City, California. Pretty Women. (Pen and ink drawing on paper.) "I try to [show others that] anyone with limited means...can still do something with the barest tools and put something together that will be a real eye catcher...It's a little hard at times getting the supplies, mainly the right kind of drawing paper."
	Delgado, Lino. Pelican Bay State Prison, Crescent City, California. Pretty Woman. (Pen and ink drawing on paper.) "I love reading and writing...but my real passion is drawing. I try and draw positive things..."
	Miller, Sudan Paul. Ionia Maximum Facility, Ionia, Michigan. Untitled. (Two men. Pen and ink drawing on acid-free newsprint. Approx. 8 X 10 inches.) "I like Mondrian mostly, as I do Miles Davis and Mozart chamber pieces....Jesus Rafael Soto's 'Cube of the Ambiguous Space' is off the chain, very, very good."
	Miller, Sudan Paul. Ionia Maximum Facility, Ionia, Michigan. Untitled. (Head of a woman. Pen and ink drawing on acid-free newsprint. Approx. 8 X 10 inches.) "It feels like a part of me is taken away when I relinquish [art] pieces...."
	Voss, Jeffery Lee. Garza West (State Prison), Beeville, Texas. Boat Village in Southern Italy. (Handkerchief art or "Pano Arte." Drawing on paper. Created to be reworked as a cloth handkerchief image, 14 X 14 inches, in wet colored pencil and ink.) "I'm a computer professional...and fisherman in the 'world.' I've made some bad mistakes in my life, and through a very long and hard road, I am becoming a better man. My artistic ability has come to life in that journey."
	Potwin, Henry David. Federal Correctional Institution Medium Prison, Beaumont, Texas. Irises and  Poppies. (Oil on canvas. 16 X 18 inches.) "Henry David Potwin expressed an early interest in art. At age 13, he met the painter Eric Gibberd in Taos, New Mexico who became his mentor. Later he majored in Fine Arts at the University of Houston...[and] continued with independent studies in the U.S. and abroad."
	Potwin, Henry David. Federal Correctional Institution Medium Prison, Beaumont, Texas. Rosebud in Bloom. (Oil on canvas. 16 X 18 inches.) "...Potwin categrizes his work at conceptual realism. He has been represented by galleries in Houston and Austin, Texas, and Dania Beach, Florida."