{"id":42311,"date":"2020-10-19T11:51:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=42311"},"modified":"2020-10-19T11:53:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:53:29","slug":"when-emmett-williams-squared-the-alphabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2020\/10\/when-emmett-williams-squared-the-alphabet.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong>When Emmett Williams Squared the Alphabet . . .<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>In 1956, his color scheme was as bright as day.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cardigallery\/photos\/emmett-williams-alphabet-square-1956-1983-emmett-williams-greenville-us-1925-ber\/10162350478365504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"42310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/emmets-alphabet-1-560enh\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Alphabet Square&amp;#8217; by Emmett Williams [1956] (Edition Francesco Conz, 1983)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42310\" title=\"'ALPHABET SQUARE'(1956\/1983). Click for details.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-1-560enh-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the plague year of 2020 . . .<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"522\" data-attachment-id=\"42351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/emmets-alphabet-inversion-on-a-theme-2-503\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2-503.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"503,522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2-503-289x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2-503.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2-503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2-503.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EMMETS-ALPHABET-INVERSION-ON-A-THEME-2-503-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"> . . . <strong><strong>a color inversion is like the night.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1956, his color scheme was as bright as day. 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