Bradford William Pazant
The Deacons is a bold digital composition honoring the quiet strength of Black men who served as the moral and protective backbone of their communities. Rendered in angular planes and rich, mosaic-like tones of mahogany, ochre, and onyx, the four figures stand side by side in stoic formation—each a reflection of faith, discipline, and unspoken resistance. Their matching suits and steady gazes evoke both the sacred and the social, echoing the image of church deacons who once kept watch over the sanctuary and the streets alike.
Behind them, a radiant stained-glass geometry bathes the scene in warm ambers, rose, and teal, suggesting both a spiritual halo and the fractured beauty of collective endurance. The piece fuses the language of modernist abstraction with African American visual storytelling, transforming the traditional portrait into an emblem of brotherhood, order, and dignity in the face of struggle.
Every print in a black pinewood frame will look sleek and beautiful in any interior. Your original designs will be printed on the cotton-polyester canvas with a special proprietary coating to ensure they stay vibrant for ages. This is an excellent product for your environmentally conscious buyers; it's made from sustainably sourced materials (Forest Stewardship Council certified). Choose between multiple sizes for different types of prints. The sawtooth hanging hardware is already attached.
Due to the production process of the canvases, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/8" (3.2mm).
.: Cotton and polyester canvas composite with a special proprietary coating
.: Black pine wood frame
.: Made from sustainably sourced materials
.: Multiple sizes to choose from
.: Sawtooth hanging hardware included