PRINTS BY ARTIST KAY SMITH LOT OF THREE OLD NORTH CHURCH,YORKTOWN BATTLEFIELD,INDEPENDENCE HALL Start Price USD 29.99 Current Price USD 29.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, May 14, 2008 End Time Monday, May 19, 2008 Location vincent, AL See more about ' PRINTS BY ARTIST KAY SMITH LOT OF THREE' Description LOT OF THREE PRINTS BY ARTIST KAY SMITH THE PRINTS ARE 12X17          WITH THE FRAME 24X20 1. YORKTOWN BATTLEFIELD YORKTOWN VIRGNIA 2. INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA 3.THE OLD NORTH CHURCH BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS **************************************************************************************************** THESE PRINTS ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND THE FRAMES ARE NICE TOO. I'M NOT SURE HOW OLD THEY ARE BUT THEY ARE OLD.   ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ for more info on the artist go to www.artistkaysmith.com After completing her studies at the School of the Art Institute the artist worked as an illustrator. As the 1976 Bicentennial approached there was a fever of interest in American history. In 1971 she was asked to illustrate a book on the American Revolutionary War period which required her to travel to historic locations to paint the actual scenes. As her travels crossed and crisscrossed the paths of the patriots, she entered their lives and was forever caught in the inescapable skeins of history and thrust into the role of historical painter. What began as a single assignment has grown over the past 40 plus years into the largest collection of American historical-site paintings ever created by a single artist. The American Legacy Collection is a dramatic panorama of this country's historical places and its defining moments. Kay Smith's original watercolors chronicle 500 years of the American experience and preserve with an artist's palette our American heritage. In 1994, she was given a lifetime designation as Artist Laureate of Illinois in recognition of the contribution the American Legacy makes to our heritage and history. She has painted each of the 250 works in the Collection on site of the historic monuments, battlefields, landmarks, and national and cultural events. Through these insightful, engaging watercolors, she presents a powerful narrative of American life - from the cheerful Colonial Kitchen at Sturbridge to the quiet sorrow of Vicksburg Battlefield to the proud Relighting of the Statue of Liberty. The artist has kept The American Legacy Collection intact with the purpose of establishing a museum for the paintings either privately or in league with an established museum valuing historical art--a permanent home where it can be viewed in its entirety, bringing the scope of the American story boldly to life for generations to come. Place a Bid!