The Red Necklace medium over the course of her

over the course of her career as a cook

She posed for paintings by several noted 19th-century painters

Valadezwas born in Santa Clara

Mary Mallon

we see our crowned achievements of art and culture as dust

The Red Necklace medium over the course of herDetails Artist Bio Shipping Catalog 16 x 31 inches 2012 Oil on Linen Framed These are portraits of the forgotten idols, the pieces of the past meant to preserve the highest order of our human ideals. As we move stubbornly forward in time and generations pass on, we see our crowned achievements of art and culture as dust. The rate of decay is governed only by the constitution of the material, be it flesh or marble. These paintings are about