Six Triple Eight (6888th Battalion WWII) (2021) (16 x 20 Unframed) but it also speaks directly

but it also speaks directly to the now—to the political crossroads

The title nods to the emotional tension echoed in Benson’s Masquerade—the idea of moving through the world behind carefully held faces

Rendered in muted whites and grays

but as a condition of being

Six Triple Eight (6888th Battalion WWII) (2021) (16 x 20 Unframed) but it also speaks directlyThis painting is inspired by the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight" an all black Women's Army Corps battalion. Most of the 6888th worked as postal clerks. Others were cooks and mechanics and held other support positions such that the 6888th was self sufficient. The news article used in the painting was a story honoring women. The group's motto was "No mail, low morale."