About The Exhibit
The exhibit mainly consists of antique theorems that are a part of their collection. The subjects of theorems were mostly fruit and floral still life. They were usually painted on cream colored cotton velveteen fabric. Theorems are executed with the aid of hand cut stencils.
Video Tapping
I was asked by Laura P Barry, associate curator at Colonial Williamsburg to illustrate how a theorem is painted. Colonial Williamsburg has a fine filming department so I was filmed there. The video we produced this past summer is approximately three minutes long and is part of the exhibit in the Guyton Gallery.
Exhibit Reproductions Available
The exhibit contain traditional theorem painting that were created in the 1810 to 1860 time frame. Below I have examples of the original theorems and my adaptation of that theorem.
