Name/Title
Wedlow, RoyEntry/Object ID
9999.BHF.224Scope and Content
Wedlow, Roy wrote poetry. He was a St. Joseph Police Officer who enjoys expressing his life experiences and personal philosophy through his artwork and poetry.
The poems in this folder are Life, Okwabya Olumbe (Overcoming Death), Mama's Love, Missouri Breaks, The Ice Flow and Untitled.
He also wrote a poem titled "Peace". it was written in 1989 in response to inhumane treatment suffered by people in the Middle East.
There is a St. Joseph Museum post card that invites you to attend a new temporary exhibit which is the poetry of art featuring the works of Roy Wedlow. The exhibit was at the Missouri Valley Trust Bank Building located at 4th and Felix Street, St. Joseph Missouri. The picture on the front was "Soulful" inspired by the Jazz Music of Miles Davis.
In a newspaper clipping from the St. Joseph Business Journal, Summer of 2003, he describes his poems. This article invites you to the exhibit.
There is a photocopy of a story and a picture in the St. Joseph News -Press about the exhibit.Collection
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