Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 39-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
In recent interviews about his new book, Prophet Against Slavery, Benjamin Lay, A Graphic Novel, David Lester has been pointing out that Lay, an early and vociferous anti-slavery activist (circa 1700s), was in his 50s when he began his radical guerrilla theater tactics.
“Frozen Rain” from Sitting On Snaps (Matador, 1995) (download):
