James Dean Erickson (Col ’08) only paints people he knows. He paints them so large that their faces take up whole walls, their irises half a foot wide. As a fourth-year student, he painted a series of portraits of homeless men he met on the Corner, many of whom he provided with shelter in his Lawn room, where he’d built an extra bunk. “Painting is an act of gratitude for me,” Erickson says. “My subjects are people who have taught me important lessons.”
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
On being in the first class of women.
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Copyright © 2012 by the University of Virginia Magazine
Published by the U.Va. Alumni Association
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James,
I really like your work but more especially the meaning behind it all. It makes what you do really special. Keep giving and reaching out, more of us need to do some reaching out such as you have done.
I feel I know these men.
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