Shadow Lessons - Paperback

by Daniel Bonnell (Author)

Imagine waking up one morning at age fifty. You're a noted, published artist whose work hangs all over the world. Then imagine finding yourself standing in front of thirty-five at-risk African American high school students in an inner-city classroom in one of the most difficult high schools in the country. It's your job to teach them, and you've never taught a day in your life. This is the story of an artist who did just that. It is a moving story of a middle-aged white artist who dared to venture into the inner city of Savannah, Georgia, and attempt to teach in one of the first all-black high schools for children of freed slaves in America. Yet Shadow Lessons is not another "teacher saves the day" book. It is a story of beauty and ugliness, life and death, joy and sorrow, laughter and despair. Shadow Lessons takes us beyond the classroom on a compelling journey of compassion, healing, and transformation.

Author Biography

Daniel Bonnell is a noted published artist whose work is found around the world, in churches, cathedrals, and private collections. He obtained his BFA from the Atlanta College of Art and his MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design, and he studied under the renowned artists Ansel Adams, Ed Ross, and Milton Glaser. Daniel Bonnell's art may be viewed at www.BonnellArt.com.