About the Artist: Michael Todd Cohen
By DintyJanuary 13, 2026
ON PERMANENCE Staghorn sumac, pokeberry and goldenrod were foraged from along the Long Island Sound, on the acre of land the paintings were made on; the rest from nearby sources, including a farmers’ market. Rendered on Eaton’s Berkshire typewriter paper with a “high permanency feature,” these pigments will nonetheless fade, reflecting the ever-changing landscape from which they came. On or near this acre on August 7, 1797 a fifteen-year-old enslaved Black girl named Minto was murdered. ON PERMANENCE imagines the possibilities of light she was not permitted to see on the morning of August 8, 1797. Sources: [1] Records of the Judicial Department Papers by Subject. Index to Inquests of Connecticut Deaths, 1711-1892. [2] Orcutt, Samuel, 1824-1893. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. [New Haven, Conn.: Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor], 1886, p. 426. ABOUT THE ARTIST Michael Todd Cohen (aka saltpeter) is a queer writer, artist and adoptee living in New England. He stewards lordship house, a private home with public programs to celebrate and serve the literary community. You can learn more about the artist and his work at michaeltoddcohen.com.
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