A color photograph of groom Chris Holloway and bride Alma Grant with members of their wedding party. Two women and three men stand in a row together; behind them the top of a Christmas tree is visible.
This piece depicts joy narratively, like telling a story: two siblings enjoy spending Christmas together despite living in a dark, shabby little house. This conveys an aspect of joy I find powerful, which is living in and appreciating every moment.
Christmas letter from principal Daniel Lewis of Grant School, an African American grade school in Kansas City, Kansas, to the parents and teachers, December, 1942. A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis (1897-1989) moved to Kansas for his college education.…