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South Branch Bend by Susan Poffenbarger
Photo CreditGSA\Saul Roberts
South Branch Bend
Photo CreditGSA\Saul Roberts

South Branch Bend

Artist
Year1999
Classification painting
Medium chalk
Dimensionseach: 3 x 4 ft. (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Having often driven by this panoramic site along the Potomac River near Berkeley Springs, Poffenbarger quickly realized it was the appropriate subject for this commission. For those familiar with West Virginia, the site is immediately recognizable; the beauty of the landscape is evident to anyone who sees the work. The artist has depicted the rolling countryside in the fall, when nature’s colors are most intense.