#benbaseman

Remembering my DAD, Ben Baseman, in the Anniversary of his Birthday, May 20th. I think about you and mom everyday, Dad. #benbaseman #father #partisan #electrician #survivor #dad #happybirthday #love I am still working away on telling his story in a Documentary, with the support of the New Frontier program at Sundunce.

WHO WANTS TO GO ON A BIKE RIDE? My Grandfather owned the first BIKE SHOP in the town of BEREZNE that was once Poland and now Ukraine. I put these two photos together 7 years ago when I returned to my parent’s original hometowns in 2014. On the left is a photo of my father riding some where in burned out Eastern Europe around 1946 and me riding the first trip arriving in my parent’s towns in 2012. #benbaseman #garybaseman #baseman #basemanbikeshop #mythicalcreatures My father told me stories during WWII of what the Nazis did to his parents and their bike shop. I hope to share them when my partner, @davidas who we both are Fellows of the @sundanceorg New Frontier Program, finish our documentary, Mythical Creatures. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUu9b2-p0h1/?utm_medium=tumblr

MY FATHER AS BLACKIE THE CAT AS A PARTISAN. On Father’s Day today, I visited my parent’s graves and did a drawing of my dad as Blackie the Cat as a Partisan. My father during WWII wasn’t just a Holocaust Surviver, but a Jewish Partisan, fighting the Nazis and their sympathizers with Russian Paratroopers in the woods of Poland. #fathersday #benbaseman #dad #hero #partisan ##boskothecat #bosko #boskobaseman #sonofblackiebaseman #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman If you scroll, you can see the one photo I have of my father as a partisan, which the drawing is based. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my father and my mother, by visiting them and doing a special drawing. My heart is warm right now. (at Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWlFTcHZBP/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy Father’s Day to my dad, Ben Baseman. I choose a lot of family photos through the years, many before I was born. I included some with our aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. My father was proud of family. I also through in one party photo, with my dad, my mom and friends from the early 60s. He was a charming guy. #fathersday #benbaseman #dad #pop I think about you everyday. Even though your gone, your memory is strong inside me. Sending LOVE to all Fathers and Mothers around the world trying to give their family a Better Life! https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWF0dfnnQr/?utm_medium=tumblr

75 years! Today marks the 75th Anniversary of when my Parents got married, June 15, 1946. They have both passed away, but I love to remember their love and power to endure when they came together to start new lives. They were married in the Linz-Bindermichel Displacement Camp, after surviving the mass extermination of their individual towns and murder of their own parents, in what was Eastern Poland and now Ukraine. #benbaseman #naomibaseman #momanddad #anniversary #baseman #garybaseman They witnessed one of the most horrific events of mankind, but had the will to start fresh, moving to America, raising four children. Thank you for raising and inspiring me to live my dream. Happy 75th Anniversary, Mom and Dad. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJM_4Pnf-R/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy Birthday DAD!Remembering my father, Ben Baseman, on the Anniversary of his Birthday, May 20th. I think about you and mom everyday, Dad. #benbaseman #father #partisan #electrician #survivor #dad #happybirthday #love When your parents have passed away, you don’t have new photos to share. But fortunately, being an artist, I can be inspired and draw a picture of my dad. Here I kept him alive by drawing him with my kitten Bosko, Blackie the Cat, Toby, ChouChou and Ahwroo. My dad lived such an extraordinary life, in his early adult years surviving some of the most horrific events of mankind. I’m even more determined to finish our documentary film telling your story. Recent events have brought out such hatred lately. I’m imagining giving my father and mother an extra long hug today. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CPGRus3HOLU/?utm_medium=tumblr

Thinking about my father, Ben, on Father's Day. The man who always told me to be a hard worker and a good person. He has inspired me, not only by how he raised me, but also by his story. #fathersday #benbaseman #dad Over the years, I’ve tried to find ways to tell his remarkable story through my museum exhibition The Door is Always Open, the character, Buckingham Warrior, and the documentary, Mythical Creatures, which we are still trying to complete. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBs-JLznTSn/?igshid=1ac1og9gpw488

Today marks the Anniversary of when my Parents got married, June 15, 1946. They have both passed away, but everyday I remember their love and power to endure and how they came together to start new lives. They were married in the Linz-Bindermichel Displacement Camp, after surviving the mass extermination of their individual towns and murder of their own parents, in what was Eastern Poland and now Ukraine. #benbaseman #naomibaseman #momanddad #anniversary #baseman They witnessed one of the most horrific events of mankind, but had the will to start fresh, moving to America, raising four children. I’m always grateful for them raising and inspiring me to live my dream. Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBduWSKnDwo/?igshid=i1gg54o3q7r3