gary brower | the wanekia

Black Elk & John G. Neihardt
THE WANEKIA
(For John G. Neihardt, a meeting in Columbia, Missouri)
“The original Ghost Dance religion… was initiated by Wodziwob in 1870… A new…Ghost Dance movement (was begun) in the late 1880s, by Wovoka, a Paiute shaman…”—The Religious Movements Homepage.
“The Wanekia held out his hat for them to look into; & when [...]

gary brower | gunslinger in new mexico: for ed dorn (1929-1999)

GUNSLINGER IN NEW MEXICO
FOR ED DORN (1929-1999)

the shop

gary brower | the crescent and the full moon

THE CRESCENT AND THE FULL MOON

(Une chante contre la destruction de Nouvelle Orleans et pour sa renaissance, 2005)

“…they tryin’ to wash us away.”– Randy Newman, LOUISIANA 1927.

gary brower | chasin’ the trane

Download Venus (8:37)

CHASIN’ THE TRANE (For J. C., 1926-67)

gary brower | a portrait

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Gary L. Brower

gary brower | django

DJANGO

(For Django Reinhardt 1910-1953)

gary brower | mahalia

MAHALIA

(For Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972)

gary brower | chet

CHET

(For Chet Baker,1929-1988)

“Did it cry till it became all voice?
–Cicada shell.”

—Basho

gary brower | ella and joe in westwood

ELLA AND JOE IN WESTWOOD