"A closer look at Branson’s Sycamore Shoals painting" Topic

"If you haven't seen the special exhibit of Lloyd Branson's art at the East Tennessee Historical Society yet, I highly recommend it. I've been twice, mostly to get a closer look at Branson's masterpiece: his painting of the muster at Sycamore Shoals, on loan from the Tennessee State Museum.

Completed in 1915, it's a landmark in the history of Tennessee art and an important example of Rev War memorialization. Branson's epitaph refers to this painting alone out of all his other works: "THE TENNESSEE ARTIST WHOSE GENIUS CREATED THE PICTURE ‘SYCAMORE SHOALS' AND BY IT IMMORTALIZED THE TURNING POINT THAT EANT LASTING VICTORY IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION A.D. 1780."

I've seen it before, of course—so have you, if you've ever taken a look at my blog's header—but always in the King's Mountain exhibit case at the State Museum. Without that protective glass and dim lighting, it's like looking at a whole new canvas. The colors are much more vivid, and you start to pick out details you've always missed. It's sort of like the first time you watch something in HD…"

link

From main page
link

Amicalement
Armand

Right in my neighborhood.

Hope you can enjoyed it my friend! (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Interesting.