◇ After
Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven · after Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
Roots run down from Chuck D's shoulders into a small bust below him. The composer's standard likeness, swept-back hair and furrowed brow, dark coat over a high collar and cravat.
“After” is the old gallery word for a work made in open conversation with another. It is a lineage, not a shortcut.
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