Strength & Remembrance

Ellen Mahaffy

Archival Pigment

“My mother’s trunk contains keepsakes from her relatives and two kids. The table scarf was embroidered by my great-great-grandmother Caroline. The gladiolus, native to South Africa, has cultural symbolism. Remembrance & strength are a couple, as they are often used at funerals and the designated birth month of August. The Latin name gladius means little sword. The overlay is the first page of my great-grandmother’s handwritten autobiography.”

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Size: 17″ x 25″

Price: $550

Contact melanyb@eauclaire.lib.wi.us for details.