Portrait drawing of Anthony Cheek
Title
Portrait drawing of Anthony Cheek
Description
This portrait drawing of Anthony Cheek was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Anthony's memorial, which reads in part:
"Anthony Wilbert Cheek was gearing up to come home to a new career and a loving family. After serving 18 years out of a 20-year sentence in Lee State Prison in Georgia, he was so close. But, Anthony never got the chance to start his new life. Instead, he passed away on March 26, 2020 at the age of 49, after testing positive for COVID-19."
Anthony was the first incarcerated person in the United States known to have died from Covid-19. To read Anthony's full memorial, please visit Mourning Our Losses.
"Anthony Wilbert Cheek was gearing up to come home to a new career and a loving family. After serving 18 years out of a 20-year sentence in Lee State Prison in Georgia, he was so close. But, Anthony never got the chance to start his new life. Instead, he passed away on March 26, 2020 at the age of 49, after testing positive for COVID-19."
Anthony was the first incarcerated person in the United States known to have died from Covid-19. To read Anthony's full memorial, please visit Mourning Our Losses.
Creator
El Joyner
Source
Rights
public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
art
Identifier
mol00051
Coverage
North America--United States--Georgia--Lee County--Leesburg--Lee State Prison
Collection
Citation
El Joyner, “Portrait drawing of Anthony Cheek ,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed November 21, 2024, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/115.