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Hello and welcome.

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My name is Alexander Ossorio 

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and I will be your audio
guide for this piece today.

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This piece was done
by Tamara Thompson,

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who was born in Indiana in 1935

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during the recovery times of

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the Great Depression
years earlier.

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This piece that she's done
doesn't have a title,

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but it's intriguing
in every way.

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It provides a lot of detail 

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and even throughout the
borders, mountains,

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rays of sunlight, it

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provides detailed
perfect disharmony.

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As we look at the image,
we see many things.

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One concerning the subject
of the piece, which are the birds.

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Of course, looking
at this piece,

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its' lack of color does
not define its detail

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as it uses a widespread amount

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of detail throughout
the portrait.

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The subject as said
before is the birds.

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But beyond that we
see the mountains,

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the glowing sky, and
their horizon beyond.

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Now the detail is
not lacking at all.

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And although black and white,

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this image is obviously a print.

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Specifically, it's a
linocut print.

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This print is in
very good detail and the

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dark shades create the image

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along with the white
line contrasts.

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Continuing with the
center of the piece,

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we see the four birds in total.

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Two are perched side-by-side on top of

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a rocky ridge leading up
to the mountaintops.

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Watching as two others above

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simultaneously stretch their
wings side-by-side as well.

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Although symmetrical 
somewhat with their placement,

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their movement is stopped
in time and is real.

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You can tell they're flying
and not just plastered on.

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As the two birds are in flight 

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white rays flow behind

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them from the sun breaking
through the clouds,

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portraying a peaceful,
almost heavenly figure.

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The lines are closer
and closer together.

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And as we get towards
the center of the image,

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it's really giving a
peaceful, uplifting feeling.

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Then as we move towards the
outer parts of the image,

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the details starts to flow
in more dots, slashes,

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curls and waves, all creating

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perfect mountain ranges
in a good border.

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When looking at this
piece, as I said before,

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I feel like it's a peaceful,

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calming and simplistic piece.

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Calming and peaceful is

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a common denominator
of this image.

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And it really describes it.

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Waves of the birds
fly and the rays of

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the sunlight create almost a

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religious face for the image,

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which by any means
could be very possible.

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However, there is
another point of

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view that we could
take onto this figure.

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We can take it as it's grace,

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what their purpose is and

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how their species
can reach limits 

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we couldn't at the time.

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The image is conquering,

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showing in simplistic movement,

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portrayal and
meaning of the image.

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This image could also be
taken as a sign of hope.

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After all this was made after

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the coming years of the 
great depression.

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Although it's simplistic
and very real,

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this image creates
a calming feeling.

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I hope you enjoyed what
I have told you today.

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Thank you so much.

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And I hope you enjoy the
rest of the exhibit.