Title: View of the James River Correctional Center and the Powhatan R. Center.
Titled and Dated: James River CC Powhatan R. Center. 7/1/82.
Dimensions: 9" x 12".
Date: 1982.
Materials and Techniques: Ballpoint drawing on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Foxing to the right edge. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Notes:
- The State Farm underwent a considerable expansion in 1918 with the purchase of a large farm directly south of the James River in Powhatan County. (SURVEY OF STATE-OWNED PROPERTIES Department of Corrections. p.25).
- possibly, the drawing bears autobiographical connotations.