Joe left behind hundreds of paintings, drawings, and works on paper, most of which have not been exhibited publicly in recent decades, and when he died in 2018 he entrusted his entire archive to me, his son Brendan, with the responsibility to preserve it and share it over time. Preserving the work requires photographing and scanning each piece, documenting its history and condition, and storing it under stable conditions so it can endure beyond the fragility of paper and canvas, a process that is both time-intensive and costly and has remained incomplete because proper photography, digitization, and long-term storage continue to exceed what I can sustain alone.
While progress has been made gradually, much of the archive still requires professional documentation so that the work can be preserved accurately and made accessible in its original form, ensuring that it is not lost to deterioration or obscurity. Proceeds from the sale of limited edition prints directly support this effort by helping fund photography, scanning, cataloging, and conservation, and additional support through Ko-fi contributes to the same preservation work, allowing more pieces to be properly recorded and shared. The goal is not expansion or production, but preservation, ensuring that the work he left behind is cared for responsibly and made available to be seen.
