Description
Nation's Heritage is a numbered limited edition print by G Harvey. The print depicts a bustling scene in a small town, with a church in the background & a group of people gathered around in the foreground. The red, white, & blue colors are warm & inviting, a symbol of nostalgic American life. The image size is 22 1/2" x 18". Overall size is 27 1/2" x 22". It was published by Somerset House in 2003. About the Artist: Gerald Harvey Jones, known professionally as G. Harvey, painted popular Western scenes, but also urban streetscapes set at the turn of the past century. His work was unapologetically nostalgic, casting a golden glow on views of an Americana that already were fading before his birth in 1933 in San Antonio. During his youth, Jones lived in Kenedy, Corpus Christi & Kerrville, where his family owned the Wagon Wheel Lodge & where he graduated from Tivy High School. He started his higher education at Abilene Christian College where he met his future wife, Patty Marie Bentley Jones. A graduate of North Texas State University, he was teaching industrial arts at O. Henry Junior High in Austin during the late 1950s when his wife bought him an oil paint set. Once he settled on a style, Jones' career took off, helped by the patronage of celebrities such as Texas Gov. John Connally & President Lyndon B. Johnson. Some observers compared his work to the Impressionists, others to Texas artists José Arpa & Porfirio Salinas, as well as Robert Julian Onderdonk. Still others, later, made a connection to popular "Painter of Light" artist Thomas Kinkade. He also worked in bronzes & his art was shown & sold in Dallas, New York City, Santa Fe & elsewhere. Starting in 1987, Jones donated yearly paintings to raise money for Focus on the Family, a Christian advocacy & education group. Nation's Heritage, Numbered Limited Edition Print By G Harvey, Church, Wildflowers Focus On The Family, American Symbol Red White & Blue
