The Forgotten Society The Soul of the Rose

The Soul of the Rose

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The Forgotten Society The Soul of the RoseA prominent artist ventured behind locked doors to portray three "forgotten" social classes: the elderly, people in mental institutions, and the prison population. Alan E. Cober began his career in the 1960s, when illustration took a turn toward a new expressionism. Influenced by the works of Ben Shahn, George Grosz, and Albrecht Drer, he believed that narrative art could inform public attitudes toward political and social issues. Cober's aim as a