Memorable Places
"An Enslaved Perspective," Acrylic, Stained Wood Frame, 16-1/2" x 24-1/2" $750
Montpelier was not only the home of James and Dolly Madison, but also hundreds of enslaved people. They worked in the fields, stables, house and kitchen. The South Yard, where the kitchen slaves worked, is currently being restored. The third building from the left was the summer kitchen. My intent was to convey the enslaved peoples' perspective: the dark mansion in the background is intended to reflect their feeling of oppression.
Montpelier was not only the home of James and Dolly Madison, but also hundreds of enslaved people. They worked in the fields, stables, house and kitchen. The South Yard, where the kitchen slaves worked, is currently being restored. The third building from the left was the summer kitchen. My intent was to convey the enslaved peoples' perspective: the dark mansion in the background is intended to reflect their feeling of oppression.
"Past Glory: Overgrown Tobacco Barn" Acrylic on Panel, Black Frame, 27" x 33" $450
"Bohemian Hideaway" Acrylic on Panel, Black Frame, 33" x 27" SOLD
"Dislocated," Acrylic on Panel, Shadow Box Frame,
16-1/2" x 16-1/2" $300
Approximately five hundred families lived happy and productive lives in the area that was to become Shenandoah National Park. Sociologist Fay Cooper Cole, hired by the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, researched the health and economy of what have been called "Hollow Folk," and falsely reported that they were seriously undernourished, economically unviable and uneducated. As a result, the inhabitants were forcibly removed and their homes, businesses and public buildings largely destroyed. Recent archaeological studies have revealed a different picture: They found evidence of mills, distilleries, and other businesses, farms, orchards, stores, churches, post offices, schools, as well as substantial homes with "up-to-date" furnishings, jewelry, radios and automobiles.
See also Hope and Exultation: La Sagrada Familia
and Peace and Nautical: The Jamestown Trio
16-1/2" x 16-1/2" $300
Approximately five hundred families lived happy and productive lives in the area that was to become Shenandoah National Park. Sociologist Fay Cooper Cole, hired by the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, researched the health and economy of what have been called "Hollow Folk," and falsely reported that they were seriously undernourished, economically unviable and uneducated. As a result, the inhabitants were forcibly removed and their homes, businesses and public buildings largely destroyed. Recent archaeological studies have revealed a different picture: They found evidence of mills, distilleries, and other businesses, farms, orchards, stores, churches, post offices, schools, as well as substantial homes with "up-to-date" furnishings, jewelry, radios and automobiles.
See also Hope and Exultation: La Sagrada Familia
and Peace and Nautical: The Jamestown Trio