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At OBERON, Billy Dean Thomas Redefines ‘American Gothic’
The first time Boston hip-hop artist Billy Dean Thomas saw Gordon Parks’ black-and-white photograph called “American Gothic,” featuring a black janitor standing in front of an American flag with mop and broom in hand, Thomas wrote an entire song inspired by the image.
The first time Boston hip-hop artist Billy Dean Thomas saw Gordon Parks’ black-and-white photograph called “American Gothic,” featuring a black janitor standing in front of an American flag with mop and broom in hand, Thomas wrote an entire song inspired by the image.
