![]() ![]() ![]() Waterview on Mulberry Island was left to son William, III. Harwood’s 1769 structure became the center of what he styled “Harwood Plantation.” When he died in 1795, the large estate was divided with the Endview portion going to son Humphrey. The area was continually occupied during that period as evidenced by archaeological excavations which have uncovered remains of a post building, a root cellar, as well as numerous domestic artifacts. During the next hundred years, the Harwoods continued to acquire land in what would eventually become Warwick County, passing the estate from father to son through subsequent generations. Captain Harwood had emigrated from England in 1622 and eventually served as the Speaker of the House of Burgesses. By 1635, Captain Thomas Harwood, the grand ancestor of William Harwood, added the Endview lands to his holdings. House Scholarship, University of IllinoisĢ009 Young Emerging Artist Award, Washington University in St.As the English colonists spread inland, the native population was pushed north and west. Second Year Painting Exhibition, Glasgow, ScotlandĢ015ğigurative Finalist, International Art Renewal Centre SalonĢ014ğlorence M. I Can''t Breathe, ARC Gallery, Chicago, ILĢ014ěetween the States, Figure One, Champaign, ILįlagg Extension Show, Flagg Gallery, Champaign, ILįiguration, Indi Go Gallery, Champaign, ILĢD Exhibition, Link Gallery, Champaign, ILĢ013 Upside Down, Left to Right, Figure One, Champaign, IL Contact the gallery for framing options.Ģ018 MFA Painting, Tyler School of Art, Temple UniversityĢ014ěFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana- ChampaignĢ020 Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, ILĢ019Ěll of Us Curated by Eric Preisendanz, Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAĢ018Ě Grand Review, Tyler School of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PAĢ017 Ocotillo Curated by Jonathan DeDecker, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PAĢ016 New American Paintings: Midwest Edition, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, ILĬontinental Divide, Sidetracked Studio, Evanston, ILĢ015 William Blake: Patinas from the American Civil War, Hinsdale Public Library, Hinsdale, IL While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. ![]() With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.Īs for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. ![]() Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. In today’s warfare, sniper fire is an accepted part of war, but for the Victorian sensibilities this was an offence to fair play. Sharpshooters were assigned to kill the enemy at long range. The assigned duties of this regiment marked a departure from the military rules of organised armies. This was the first campaign that the 1st United States sharpshooters were used in battle. From this experience he created his first painting the iconic painting of the lone sharpshooter which now hangs at the Portland Museum of Art.ĭuring the 155th reenactment of the Peninsula Campaign at the Endview Plantation in New Port New Virginia, William Blake sketched a 1st United States Sharpshooters reenactor as Winslow Homer. Winslow Homer first visited the front lines during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. ![]()
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