Vermont State House Commission

Grant awarded by the Vermont Community Foundation to create a suite entitled VERMONT STATE CAPITOL FIRE OF 1857 consisting of two paintings and two drawings depicting the great fire that destroyed the Vermont State Capitol in 1857, and to lead high school art students in Montpelier in creating their own variants on this same historic theme.

Images from the Commission

Charcoal Study of Vermont State Capital Fire, 1857
Vermont State Capital Fire of 1857: Grand Staircase and Overstoked Wood Furnace
Vermont State Capital Fire of 1857: Temple in the Wilderness
Vermont State Capital Fire of 1857
Painting Study: Vermont State Capital Fire of 1857