Huck & Jim - by R Meager

at the art institute of Chicago

Huck & Jim at the art institute of Chicago Rafe Meager Dec 03, 2024 35 15 11 Share At the art institute of Chicago, in one of the more minor atria, is a statue of Huck and Jim. The statue is enormous. It must be two or three times the size of a normal man. I've never read Huckleberry Finn. Sometimes when I make admissions of ignorance like this (on twitter, rest in peace) they are the source of outrage — I think people forget, or don't think about the possibility, that I am not an american. My inattention towards Mark Twain is about as surprising as your ignorance of Steve Biko or Banjo Patter

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