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| John White Secotan Village 1584 |
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| John White Algonkin 1585 |
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| John White Cooking Fire 1585 |
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| John White Map of Roanoke 1584 |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Art of the Lost Colony - Roanoke
In 1590, the English colony of Roanoke, mysteriously disappeared without a trace. John White, who had been appointed governor of the tiny colony, was also an artist. Commissioned to paint the surroundings and people of the New World, his watercolors are the first known works of art to depict the indigineous people of early America.
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