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Artist as witness: Interview with Daniel Heyman

Daniel Heyman, a master printmaker, working at last year’s Big Block printing event at the Philadelphia Museum of Art I met Daniel Heyman June 23 at the Last Drop coffee shop then we walked to the Doubletree Hotel where there was space for him to lay out his large prints on the floor in the lobby and show me. The artist’s level of commitment to the project is very high. Heyman, a boyish 40-something has always had a political streak in his art. Our mutual friend, Ann Northrup, pointed out to me that Daniel had made a piece about the ... More » »

Weekly Update – Daniel Heyman’s Amman Journal

[This week's Weekly includes my story about Daniel Heyman's trip to Amman Jordan to interview victims of torture in the Iraqi prisons and draw their pictures in order to spread the message. Here's the link to the art pageand below is the copy with some additional pictures.] The Art of WarA Philadelphia printmaker travels to Jordan to document torture. Jasim, the man who was killed two weeks after being interviewed by the lawyers, captured in a drypoint etching by Heyman. Daniel Heyman took eight copper plates and a drypoint stylus with him on his seven-day trip to Amman, Jordan, last ... More » »

Drawing for justice and peace

[Ed. note: We got an email from Daniel Heyman that shocked us out of our chairs. Heyman, a Philadelphia artist and teacher is in Jordan doing drawings of Iraqi torture victims who are being interviewed by a group of lawyers and journalists for a human rights project. Heyman had a Fleisher Challenge exhibit last year in which an image of his was defaced. The image was of the famous hooded Abu Ghraib torture victim. Heyman has documented his time spent on the project in a daily journal on his website. The last few pages of his online journal are illustrated ... More » »