Painting takes tragic first step towards tying 9/11 into the holiday season
We're willing to bet no one even stopped to consider how this past weekend's somber milestone was affecting everyone's favorite fictional peddler of brand-name holiday merchandise. No one, that is, except the obviously talented Fran Lagana-Brooks, who crafted this respectful, appropriate vignette as part of his renowned "Weeping Santa Claus" series. This edition is known particularly for Jesus's signature, "let's finish discussing this in the backseat of my van" smirk.