Remembering J 9 3/16 x 8 7/8 inches and the rites of passage

and the rites of passage symbols of birds and elephants

Jamal Cyrus presents seemingly mundaneand iconic images from Malcolm X's life story (his eyeglasses and a page from his FBI file) in the decorative style of elaborate marbled paper

Why are some people seemingly invisible

watching over its desert surrounds

In this particular print

Remembering J 9 3/16 x 8 7/8 inches and the rites of passageFrom the Artist The concept of this print was based on a time back in the fifties when I was living in New York City and hanging in jazz clubs in Greenwich Village where I saw Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and other great jazz musicians play at Club Bohemia and the Five Spot, which were very reasonable to attend. Also, the Open Door and the Village Vanguard. Most of the artists hung around these places because they were reasonably