Task 1:

Dear Lisa,
How are you? I must tell you about a very interesting picture named "The Problem we all live with". It depicts a skinny black girl with a white pleated dress with a bow. She's a bit off centre. In her left hand she holds her school stuff: two or tree notebooks, a ruler and pens. She also has two white ribbons in her hair and white sneakers with white socks. On the right side there are marching two policemen with police badges. One has a dark suit with cuffs and the other behind him has a light grey suit with a laple and a tie. In front of the lean girl there are also two policemen with a dark and a light grey suit and polished shoes. All four policemen have a turn-up and a yellow arm band on their left arm. The white writing reads "Deputy Us Marshall". It's very illegible, unfortunately. The first man with the light grey suit on the left side has a writ in his suit pocket. In the background there is a wall with a ledge. On the ground there lies a smashed tomato who hurled at the wall. There are tomato spatter and bits of.
In my opinion the artist wants to express the racism of his time. I find the atmosphere the artist creates quite effective. What I find fascinating is the stark contrast between the black small girl and her dazzlingly white clothes. Never have I seen such a intriguing painting before.
Yours, Angela

ca. 250 words