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‘Virginia Arcadia’ at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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‘Virginia Arcadia’ at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
A detail of "Natural Bridge, Virginia," 1860, by David Johnson. Oil on canvas. Winston-Salem, NC. Gift of Philip Hanes Jr., in honor of Charles H. Babcock, Sr., Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Reynolda House is an affiliate of Wake Forest University. Courtesy of Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Lorraine Ferrier
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What’s 215 feet high, 90 feet long, and has been admired in great art and literature for centuries—from Thomas Jefferson’s “Notes on the State of Virginia” to Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” to Frederic Edwin Church’s landscape paintings?
Here’s another hint: Jefferson bought it, along with 157 acres of land, from King George III of England for 20 shillings in 1774. And he owned it until he died.
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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