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When I moved to Harrison County in
the late 1970's, the Bridgeport Stockyard was one of the first landmarks I was
attracted to artistically. It had a homespun quality that was so typical
of the West Virginia landscape. I liked the idea of having a little
piece of country life in the middle of town. Watching the people with
trucks full of livestock preparing for the auction every Monday made my senses
stand at attention. I quickly learned that many individuals in the
community had a fond connection to this place. Even now, when people
request directions to Artworks, they ask, "You mean by the old
stockyard?"
The Bridgeport Stockyard originated in the early 1800's. Cattle, sheep, hogs and turkeys from area farms were sold at the stockyard or driven on to market. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began service to Bridgeport in 1856, eliminating the need for area cattlemen to drive their livestock to Baltimore. They instead drove their herds to the stock pens in Bridgeport and would await transport by railroad. The already thriving stockyard became a central shipping point. The stockyard closed in the summer of 1982. This print of an original watercolor was reproduced in the form of a giclee`. A giclee` is a high-quality reproduction made with newer "sprayed ink" printing technologies. The paper is of superior weight and texture. Sprayed inks and pigments result in a warm, vivid, more painterly quality. - $2900.00 |
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