#lecturing

I call it,

The Lecture

Thank you very much

Lecturing My Daughter on Her First Fall Rain this then is fall rain. i spoke of it

in july, telling you rain has textures,

I want her to comb my hair,

like she loves me

Even though it's rough, she take her time as though she combs through clouds.

I want her to love me

Communicate it to me, not at me, not through me but to me

I want her to see me for me, for the unique glass she carved into perfection.

I need her to understand me, to listen, not hear

I need her to laugh at my jokes because understands me

I need her to open her heart to me, love me like her ownself

I wanted her to wash my hair

I wanted her to care

I wanted her to love my my mind

I needed her to be kind

I needed her to nurture

I needed a perfect future.

Visiting artist, Adrian Piper, lecturing at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 133 East 25th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Description: This photograph shows visiting artist, Adrian Piper, speaking to a seminar class. We see her with a chalk board, where she has noted items of interest. She was at MCAD from Oct 24-28, 1983 as part of the series, "The Power of Art: The Language of Images". The Minneapolis College of Art and Design was previously named the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts from 1886-1909 and the Minneapolis School of Art from 1910-1969.

Inscription: verso-(in ink pen) "Word Works Adrian Piper - lesson in Funk" "No Negatives see -" (Stamped) "PHOTO RIK SFERRA ©", (in ink pen) "Oct. 1983"

Creator: Sferra, Rik

Date of Creation: October 1983

Item Type: Still Image

Item Physical Format: Gelatin silver print

Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 25.3 cm