As part of the Town of Bovina’s Bicentennial Celebration, Brooke Alderson enlisted a group of ten local artists to create paintings of Bovina Landmarks. The artists were invited to paint their own interpretations of photographs of different Bovina buildings that are no longer in existence or have been altered. The resulting ten paintings were mounted on easels by Brooke and Scott Hill and were displayed throughout the hamlet during the Celebration at the site where the original structure stood (or still stands).
Over the next few months, I will be doing a series of entries highlighting the buildings and the paintings. The paintings are on display at the Bovina Public Library, where you can order prints of any that catch your fancy for $80, all proceeds going to the library. And stay tuned for an auction of the original works being planned for this fall.
J.R. Douglass home, painted by Cornell Verlaan
James R. Douglas had a farm on this property since about the 1840s. He died in 1873. It became the home of Alexander Hilson in 1887, having purchased it from David “Champ” Worden. In 1924, Alex’s widow, Isabella, decided to replace the house. The old house was moved to one side in April 1924 and she continued to live in the house while the new house was constructed. She was able to move into the new house in November. The old house was demolished by Fletcher Davidson in early 1925. He used some of the wood to build a chicken house behind his house.
Cornelis Verlaan Born in the Netherlands, 1947. Free Academy of Arts, the Hague; The Ateliers, Haarlem; Indiana University (MFA); Seifert Verlaan Inc, Fine Art Shipping, NYC, 1979-2018; Solo exhibitions in the Netherlands and US since 2003, including three traveling photo shows on Delaware County; Area group exhibitions and Longyear Gallery; Bovina resident since 1985.
No comments:
Post a Comment