Bringing Jamestown to light
By Jon Busdeker on Jun. 14, 2007
Dale Glasgow sees Jamestown as a sacred gleaming symbol of America’s heritage. That’s why in 2005, he dropped everything in order to delve into this amazing chronicle.
After reading 10 books about Jamestown, traveling to the island six times for research, and consulting Jamestown curators, he created a series of masterpiece oil paintings which show Jamestown’s story in all of its humble glory.
The series shows the birth of our country and its natural beauty, unhindered by modern invention. Each of the three pieces in the series focus on America’s very first founders, whose deep spiritual devotion to Jesus Christ and their loyalty to King James brought them to this land.
“My vision of what those people experienced, when they first set foot on Jamestown’s shore, was like no other moment in time. They were the ancestors who gave us the Christian nation of freedom we have today,” said Glasgow in a news release.
The style of this series has a very rich palette with the drama of light and dark in early morning and late afternoon. The first in the series will depict the Jamestown landing on the early morning of May 14, 1607. The event will show the explorers landing and setting up a cross to claim the land for England and King James. All three ships — the Discovery, the Godspeed, the Susan Constant with the small boat — the Shallop are shown in the painting. Jamestown Yorktown Foundation’s curator, Nancy Egloff, was insightful in assisting with the research.
The second of the Jamestown Discovery series will picture the first voyage up the James River in the Shallop with the Discovery, landing near an Indian village for “Parlay” (trading). The third painting of the Jamestown Discovery limited edition series will depict the four ships sailing up the James River for the first time with a beautiful May sunrise
Glasgow was so moved by the monumental event that occurred at Jamestown, he brought back some of the island’s soil and mixed it into the oil paints used in the artwork.
The series will be in Lynchburg on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Batteau Festival. Glasgow will be signing prints and showing the originals. These limited-edition prints will be available as canvas giclees, fine art paper giclees and lithograph editions. For more information, see Glasgow’s Web site at http://www.daleglasgow.com or e-mail the artist at
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Glasgow is the internationally known artist who painted the “Bird’s Eye View of Fredericksburg,” which shows every single building in the city of Fredericksburg, all painted with painstakingly accurate detail. Glasgow’s art style, precision and authenticity of history embody a timeless art. His work can be found in numerous books and publications including National Geographic, Webster’s Dictionary and the Smithsonian Museum.
If You’re Going
WHAT: Artist’s exhibit and signing of prints by Dale Glasgow
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Batteau Festival in downtown Lynchburg
TICKETS: Admission to the festival is $2
INFO: For more on Glasgow, visit http://www.daleglasgow.com or e-mail him at
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