Print

Title:

Virginia

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1981.059.15.10

Creator:

Matras, Gene

Date:

1976

Description:

Reproduction of ink drawing, "Virginia," by Gene Matras, Manchester, NH, 1976. One of a boxed set of 13 matted prints depicting everyday life in each of the 13 colonies. Set is titled "Life in Colonial America," produced in commemoration of the Bicentennial. This is set #1489 of an edition of 1776. Depicts tobacco drying barns with pair of oxen pulling hogshead full of tobacco; ships at dock in distance. Titled "Virginia" on mat. "MATRAS" imprinted at lower right. "1489/1776/M" in pencil within circle of 13 stars at lower right. Sheet 9.5" x 12.5". Backboard 12" x 16". Mat 11.75" x 15.75". Window 8.5" x 11.5". Mat adhered to backboard at sides.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12 W-16 inches

Provenance:

Printed inside box cover: "This limited edition art series is dedicated to the courage and high ideals of those colonists who pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to the imperishable cause of Freedom. Commissioned by the Trow Bookstores of New Hampshire, this series recreates the good life as it was lived in 1776, through the artistry of Mr. Gene Matras. As we begin America's third century, may the spirit of 1976 be rekindled by those same high ideals."

The original drawings were presented to the State of New Hampshire on Feb. 18, 1976.

Credit Line:

Gift of J. Robert Merrill

People:

Matras, Gene, Merrill, J. Robert (1921-2001)

Subjects:

Tobacco, Tobacco industry, Oxen, Ox teams, Barns, Hogsheads, Tobacco plantations, Ships, African Americans, Bicentennials