Bleeding Kansas - A Life and Nation Changing Event #2 is a painting by Mary Ellen Anderson which was uploaded on August 6th, 2013.
Bleeding Kansas - A Life and Nation Changing Event #2
This painting is inspired from the oral history that has been passed down in my family of my ancestor's eyewitness account of Quantrill's Raid on... more
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Title
Bleeding Kansas - A Life and Nation Changing Event #2
Artist
Mary Ellen Anderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This painting is inspired from the oral history that has been passed down in my family of my ancestor's eyewitness account of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas during the American Civil War. I have endeavored to be as geographically and historically accurate as possible, while still taking the necessary artistic license to tell the story.
At dawn on August 21, 1863, 12 year old David Anderson's life and world changed forever when war came to his home, just outside of Lawrence, Kansas. Although too young to fight in the guerrilla war that became known as "Bleeding Kansas", David was drafted by the local freight man to take over his delivery route, so that the driver could fight in this war of neighbor against neighbor.
Leaving his childhood behind, David climbed into the freight wagon and in an actual 'rites of passage' successfully delivered his cargo to Salt Lake City, Utah. This triumphant arrival occurred just as the local Methodists minister's daughter was crossing the street and young David was immediately smitten. Her name was Rose and David called her his "Rose of the Valley". One thing leads to another and the former Irish Catholic boy returned home a man, with a new career (freight driver), a new bride and a new religion, changing forever not only his life but the lives of all his descendants including myself.
War changes all of us forever but rarely in the way we expect. Ideological differences that you assume war will settle still exist today and are even compounded by the scars of events like this raid. But inevitably in war boyhoods are lost, and futures are changed forever.
--Mary Ellen Anderson
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Uploaded
August 6th, 2013
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Comments (17)
Michele Avanti
Fascinating work! Stopped by to see some of your work & to welcome you to Book Covers 1 per day! lf
Mary Ellen Anderson
Thank you, Lisa. I appreciate you featuring this piece in the group "In the Mood".
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
What a story and so much detail! Wonderful work Mary Ellen. We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Mary Ellen Anderson
Thank you Nick, for featuring this in "Clouds Always the same but never the same".
Mary Ellen Anderson
Nikolyn, I'll have to look up how old David was when married. Things moved a lot slower back then. This was a really fun project as you can't help but be amazed at how important your roots are to who you are. And the luck that you got here at all.
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