Joe Standart's Portrait of America™

Kristin Duquette is making news again! This time she’s featured in the April edition of Training & Conditioning Magazine.

Kristin is a student at East Catholic High School in Manchester, CT. She has been diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy (FSHD), but refuses to let this limit her ambitions in competitive swimming. Kristin is currently training for the Paralympic Games in London 2012.

It’s a fantastic article, now viewable on their website:
http://www.training-conditioning.com/2009/04/kristin_duquette.html

Go Kristin!

Reporter, Anna Hamilton, asks Joe an important question that leads to an interview with Brad Davis, WDRC, Talk of Connecticut

Tavo, a student at the Hotchkiss School, responds to one of my portraits with an original poem.

If you couldn’t make it there in person, here’s a recap of my ‘Sneak Peek’ opening at the Tremaine Gallery in Lakeville, CT. I had a wonderful time, thanks for all of you who were able to make it. What a great turn out!

Stay tuned,
Joe

Here’s a link to the Google map that shows the locations of all our banners on display throughout the city. There will be more than 240 9ft tall banners going up in the downtown area. Each banner features an individual Hartford resident who has participated in my project.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=116532979037239267371.000467b07bfe8022d937c&hl=en&ie=UTF8&z=15

Kimberly and Ivon tell us about their struggles as young single moms in Hartford.

Reporter Maggie Behringer wrote a lovely article about my project for the Litchfield County Times.

Click the link below to read:
http://www.countytimes.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=20288186&BRD=2303&PAG=461&dept_id=478976&rfi=8

This is a photo taken by my assistant William Hereford. Here I am in the Hartford studio, posing with the photo wall.

Stay tuned!

There’s a lot happening here at Portrait of America. 240 9-foot banner portraits just went up around downtown Hartford. Soon, murals will wrap various buildings, big enough to catch the eyes of commuters on 1-84.

This Saturday, our first formal exhibition will open at the Tremaine Gallery at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. On view are portraits from Hartford, Litchfield and New London, as well as montages and video. This show will provide a sneak peek into the larger exhibition slated for this summer.

Hope to see you at the opening this Saturday. The Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School is located at the intersection of Routes 41 and 112 in Lakeville, Connecticut. Visitor parking is available in the main circle in front of the School. The opening party is from from 4-6 pm.

Here’s a link to the Hotchkiss site for more information on the show:
http://www.hotchkiss.org/Arts/TremaineGa.asp

I was also recently featured on WFSB’s Better CT. Check out my interview with Kara Sundlun, which aired 3/26/09.

http://www.wfsb.com/video/19021288/

Margarita came to the United States with the dream of one day owning her own business. Overcoming many difficulties, this single mother managed to put herself through college and become a leader in her community. Margarita intended to set an example for her daughters, proving that women have the power to achieve their dreams.Today she owns a successful jewelery store on Park Street.