Jewish Boxers at Cafe Colson

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Check out prints of paintings of Jewish boxers by Park Slope artist Charles Miller at Cafe Colson—that cool Belgian cafe/bakery on the corner of 6th Avenue and 9th Street right next to Barbes.

I’ve heard about his paintings for years and was thrilled to finally see them. The prints are gorgeous and they are selling for $250 each.

Miller became obsessed with boxing when he lived near Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn Heights. And then he found a book called, When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport, well, the rest is history.

An artist found his subject. The Colson is filled with these intense and poignant portraits.

You just gotta see it.

Cafe Colson through the middle of October.

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