FACES
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VALDA COLLECTIONS
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1960s
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Statement
Oil on canvas 1960s Valda taught art in what were then termed inner city schools in New York during the 1960s and 1970s. She was also involved in the Civil Rights movement going back to the 1940s when she was a students at the University of Chattanooga.
In this picture, she attempted to capture both the weariness and hope of that struggle in the late 1960s. |
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Brothers
Oil on canvas 1960s. |
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The Beatles
Acrylic on canvas late 1960s |
Valda enjoyed the music and thoughts of The Beatles. By chance, she encountered them at their hotel in New York City just before their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and later at the Abbey Road recording studio.
She also attended a solo concert by George Harrison. |
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The Artist's Son
Oil on canvas 1960s |
1970s
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Portrait of an Unidentified Man
Inks on paper 1970s |
1980s
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Rich Wagner
Charcoal and chalk on colored paper late 1980s |
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Self-portrait in a hat
Oils on canvas 1980s |
1990s
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Gunshots
Inks on paper 1990s |
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1st Viscount De L'Isle
Oil on canvas. Valda met Lord De L'Isle while touring his home Penshurst Place in Kent. England. |
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Man with Dogs
Oil on canvas 1990s. |
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Captain Robin Woodall
Oil on canvas 1990s Valda met Captain Woodall on the Queen Elizabeth 2, where he was the master. |
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Art by Valda - Faces - page two
