Youssef
Bill Franz (Dayton, OH)
pigment ink on canvas, 20” W x 16” H
Artwork:
Youssef represents over a million undocumented immigrant children who have been labeled as criminals
Artist Statement:
These three images are part of a series of 12. The series is a protest against recent government actions. All undocumented immigrants have been labeled as criminals and their rights under both the U.S. Constitution and the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights are being ignored.