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Escolha um estado de espírito e o próprio ambiente responde — a luz esfria ou aquece, o ritmo do ar muda, e apenas as obras que carregam esse sentimento emergem da escuridão. Todo o resto recua para a sombra.
Mary E Powell
A Pioneer of the American West: Mary E. Powell’s Landscapes of Resilience Mary E. Powell, a name perhaps less familiar than some of her contemporaries in the late 19th and early 20th century American art scene, nevertheless stands as a remarkable figure – an African-American artist who carved out a significant space for herself amidst considerable societal challenges. Born in 1854 in Methwold, Norfolk, England, Powell’s journey to beco
ming a celebrated painter of the Midwest landscape was one marked by both personal hardship and unwavering artistic dedication. Her early life, shaped by the loss of her mother at a young age, instilled within her a profound appreciation for the quiet dignity of rural existence – a theme that would become central to her artistic vision. Powell’s relocation to America, specifically to Ohio, in the late 1870s, coincided with a period of…