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Other work by playwright Elizabeth Perry African-American Portrait Gallery Polished Portraits The African American Portrait Gallery was originally written and directed by Elizabeth
Perry for award winning actor Larry Robinson, whose rich base voice is reminiscent of the noted singer/actor/activist
Paul Robeson. The play reaches across ethnic and demographic lines to delight and inform audiences from school-age
children to adults and is now available as a playscript for other performers. In 2007 Mr. Robinson played to enthusiastic
audiences of more than 12,000, sponsored largely by corporations and foundations, especially during African American
History Month performing nearly every day at universities, schools, libraries, churches, and homeless centers from
South Florida to Boston.The show begins at closing time in the newly established African American Portrait Gallery. It is in a small town in the deep South. The modest day guard, Bill Carver, is impatiently awaiting the arrival of the night watchman so he can go to dinner with his sweetheart. Bill is the ‘great great great grand nephew of the great George Washington Carver’ and shares a deep affinity for and pride in the creation and purpose of the museum. Suddenly he notices that a group of people (the audience) is waiting to take an evening tour through the gallery, but the curator/docent has gone to get supper for herself and Bill while they await the arrival of the intransigent guard. Pictured above: Larry Robinson
and Elizabeth Perry
*Paul Robeson, the famous athlete,
actor, singer, and activist for civil rights. *Garret Morgan, the inventor of the
first traffic light and industrial sewing machine and editor of his own newspaper. *And Frederick Douglass, the great
voice of freedom, born into slavery, escaping to the North to publish his story and establish his newspaper, The North Star.
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AUDIENCE FEEDBACK Sun Flower' is a two act play with a ten minute intermission. It can, however, be presented very successfully in a one act, one hour version. In addition, Elizabeth Perry is available to launch your special event with a dynamic and entertaining twenty minute excerpt from her full length play which includes the famous 'Declaration of Sentiments' ![]() Judy Kaplan, Organizer for "Women Speak Out Now" event at Florida Atlantic University. Your performance was wonderful. You managed to play so many characters and yet, as a viewer, I had no trouble knowing who was speaking! Your presentation really set the stage for the event. Thank you so much." ![]() Gonzalee Ford, President of SPBC Chapter of NOW "Elizabeth Perry's performance of Elizabeth Cady Stanton brought tears to my eyes and really fired me up for the work we all have ahead of us..." Ann E. W. Stone, National Chairman, Republicans for Choice"Your performance in Sun Flower took my breath away. I felt like I had a front row seat watching history as it unfolded. In fact I enjoyed it so much I have now seen it at least 6 or 7 times and each time I am amazed that I notice something new that I missed the time before! Thank you for creating this piece about this revolutionary woman whose courage and vision not only shook up the 19th century but shaped the future of the 20th and 21st as well." Thank you, Lynne and DickMs. Perry would like to acknowledge with special thanks her friends and colleagues, Lynne Stuart and Richard Horner who first brought Elizabeth Cady Stanton to her attention. Lynne said "Do you know who Elizabeth Cady Stanton is?" and I answered like many of you, "Not really, but the name sounds familiar". My friends proceeded to tell me all about her and her spectacular place in American history. For Bookings: ROSALEE PRODUCTIONS (212) 877-5538 or (954) 966-8656 ![]() Back to Top |
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THE PAINTER
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MOZART ON THE MOON – First in the series, 'Courage', this 4'X5' oil on canvas commemorates the 1969 landing of the astronauts on the rocky surface of the moon and leaves behind a phantom harpsichordist. (privately owned) |
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NINE/ELEVEN – Second in the series, ‘Courage’, this 4'X5'
oil on canvas is a tribute to the courage of the victims who in the final exercise of life reached out to others,
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ELIZABETH CADY
STANTON DRAFTING THE DECLARATION OF WOMAN’S SENTIMENTS, 1848 |
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Detail of Elizabeth Cady Stanton painting |
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THE LONG MARCH – Fourth in the series 'Courage', this 3'X4' oil on canvas was inspired by Jean Batiste Carpeaux's 1868 sculpture, “Pourquoi naite esclave?” (Why born slave?) which is in the Hirschorn Museum in Washington, DC. It depicts the African/American journey from the cotton fields to Martin Luther Kings Freedom march to Selma, Alabama in 1965 as well as the aftermath of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina. Ms. Perry's one man play, “The African American Portrait Gallery” is presently touring South Florida." |
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THE LONG MARCH Detail |
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THE LONG MARCH Detail |
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THE LONG MARCH Detail |
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THE KINDERTRANSPORT Oil on canvas - 5 ft X 4 ft |
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THE KINDERTRANSPORT Detail |
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THE KINDERTRANSPORT Detail |
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THE KINDERTRANSPORT Detail |
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THE KINDERTRANSPORT Detail |
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Aside from her Historical series 'Courage' featured above, Elizabeth accepts commissions for oil portraits of which there are samples below. If you are interested in purchasing any of the paintings you see on this site or giclee copies of them, or if you are desirous of commissioning an original oil portrait, you may contact Elizabeth at her email address. She can fulfill your request for any size painting starting at 8"X10" at $300. Perhaps you have an heirloom photo, a favorite picture of your pet, photos of children and other family members. Any request will be considered. An oil portrait is not only a deeply personal gift, but a treasure to be handed down to succeeding generations. |
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Live modeling session in workshop.
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"Mary on Hollywood Beach" -- oil on canvas 9" 12" -- 2009 |
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"Nerissa with Flowers in the Ruins of Charleston" - 16" X 20" - 07
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"Broadway Actress in the Tropics - Ruby in her 80's" - 16"X 20" - 07 |
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"Marsha and Gomez at Tea" - 16" X 20" - 09
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"David at Work" - 16" X 20" - 07 |
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"Howey, the Mayor of Maple Grove" - 2008 |
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"Annette holding Gibran" - 18"X24" oil on canvas "06 |
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"Camilla" - watercolor on paper- 14"X20" - 07 |
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Flowers 1 |
Flowers 2 |
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Flowers 3 |
Flowers 4 |
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Flowers 5 |
Flowers 6 |
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