In time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, the “Fresh Views of the American Revolution” special exhibition at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown features original works of the artist Oscar De Mejo that were commissioned for the 1976 publication, “Fresh Views of the American Revolution” written by historian Paul Foley.
De Mejo was an Italian immigrant who used his artistic talent to celebrate American and Americans. As noted by a curator of his work, “Del Mejo’s paintings are mesmerizing mixture of the naïve and the sophisticated, the literal and the outlandish. They are primitive on the sense of being direct, playful, brightly colored, and precisely delineated. His work is sophisticated in its choice of themes and the degree to which it is artfully influenced by the primitive. His witty, whimsical depictions of the American life are immediately engaging, but upon closer observation their complexity becomes full apparent, and his unique brand of surrealism is reveled.”
De Mejo’s works have been featured in such publications as the New York Times, Yale Literary Magazine, Architectural Digest, and many more. The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is fortunate to have a collection of his work devoted to the American Revolution, including Betsy Ross and the Flag, June, 1777 featured here.
- 1,000 piece
- 23.6 in X 19.2 in
- Bonus poster included
- Made in the USA
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