And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
This reminds me of the style of Edward Hopper, with its sepia hues and theme of isolation. Not sure who Dixon is, but it's quite good.
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ReplyDeleteNo Place to Go, painted by Maynard Dixon in 1935.
Going to order a copy for my office.
Thanks for posting it.
One of America's greatest artists- check him out.
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