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Lädt ... Daddy Hall : a biography in 80 linocutsvon Tony Miller
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"A visual saga in linocuts of the life of John 'Daddy' Hall, a man of Mohawk and African-American descent who survived war, capture and slavery to become a pillar of the community in 19th-century Owen Sound. Hall's tale is the stuff of legends--the War of 1812, the harsh realities of slavery and of triumph in the face of adversity. He identified as a freeman, a scout for the British under Tecumseh, a captured slave, an escapee on the Underground Railroad, a husband and, as his name implies, a father to an impressive number of children. Tony Miller's 80 stark linocuts present and unflinching portrait of this remarkable individual whose story of resilience and reinvention offers fascinating glimpse into the history of Southwestern Ontario. The introduction is written by George Elliott Clarke, Canada's Parliamentary Poet."-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Review of the Porcupine's Quill paperback edition (April 30, 2017).
John "Daddy" Hall's (c. 1780s - 1900) life story was one of the inspirations for Kai Thomas' In the Upper Country (2023) about the Black settlers & slavery refugees in Southwestern Ontario during the time of the Underground Railroad in the 19th century. Although Hall himself did not appear as a character in that historical fiction, his birth from an Ojibwe/Anishinaabe father and Black-American mother, his fighting with British forces in the War of 1812, his capture by American forces and enslavement, his eventual escape north to Canada and subsequent life in Owen Sound where he became the town crier were all true-life incidents adapted by Thomas for his fiction.
Artist Tony Miller has crafted Hall's life story into a unique graphic novel which tells the story of his parentage and later life in the medium of 80 linocut prints. The linocuts are not accompanied by text, so in a sense the reader has to invent the story themselves. An Introduction and Afterword provide sufficient context for that.
See photograph at https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nexus/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1976.0...
A photograph of John "Daddy" Hall. Image sourced from the Owen Sound Sun Times.
See linocut at https://49thshelf.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/daddy-hall-pag...
A sample linocut from the book, showing the birth of John "Daddy" Hall with his parents. Image sourced from 49th Shelf: Gallery Daddy Hall by Tony Miller.
Trivia and Link
The John "Daddy" Hall story was also recently adapted for a documentary television film which included reenactments. This was part of the 4-part BLK: An Origin Story series (2022).
See film still at https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMWZkZjk4MzktYzg0ZS00MDZiLWI2NDctMmVlYTgx...
Part of the reenactment scenes in BLK: An Origin Story showing John 'Daddy' Hall fighting with the British forces in the War of 1812. Image sourced from IMDb (link as above). (