DETAIL from The Boys of El Fornio Ready Another Dolphin for the Sea by John Graham

DETAIL from "The Boys of El Fornio Ready Another Dolphin for the Sea"
John Graham
pastel, graphite, dry brush on paper
35"W x 44"H

The one in the front I call the Recycler. He's the magic man. The next kid had a t-shirt on from the local high school, and the two behind him seemed to be together, like they were sweet on one another. The one in the blue had a big circled anarchy A printed on his shirt. The orange-haired kid didn't talk at all and just watched. Behind him is a big Safeway bag full of skyrockers and other fireworks. Way behind him, hiding behind the sand dunes and grass were what I took to be a mix of their sisters and the girls from the neighborhood.