50 years flew by in a New York minute…
This is my belated love letter to the High School of Art and Design—class of 1975.
We were the children of the ‘70s, raised on soul, disco, and subway sketches. A wild, brilliant melting pot of dreamers from all five boroughs—Black, Brown, White, Asian, Caribbean, Jewish, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Irish, Italian—you name it, we were there.
We spoke different languages, came from different neighborhoods, but we saw each other… because we were all artists. Creativity was our common ground, and back then, that was more than enough.
This reunion stirred up memories I didn’t even know I still carried. I reconnected with friends I hadn’t seen in decades. Laughed. Hugged. Cried a little. Missed the ones who couldn’t make it—and the ones who are no longer with us.
We were young, gifted, and full of promise… and I’m proud to say we still are.
Art and Design shaped us—and the love is still real.
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