digital conceptual photography illustration; 29×23″

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” History Repeats Itself, George Santayana (1863—1952)
“My artwork incorporates titles of social justice events that affected the United States before Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025; also a picture of the wagon train that transported Jews to Auschwitz Birkenau.”

ARTIST BIO: J. Michael Skaggs received his MA in Speech Communication from Montclair State University and his BA in both Media Arts and Sociology from Jersey City State College. He has taught Public Speaking, Media in a Diverse Society, Introduction to Communication Studies, and Photojournalism at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) since 2000. Michael retired at the conclusion of the Spring 2023 semester and currently teaches as an Adjunct Instructor at NKU.