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Big Cypress by John R. Briggs
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Big Cypress
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

Big Cypress

Artist
Year1997
Classification painting
Medium oil on linen
Dimensions72 x 276 in. (182.9 x 701 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Working in the Realist tradition, Briggs bases his paintings on oil sketches and drawings made from direct observation at locations where the artist waits to capture the ideal weather and light conditions.  Not only do Briggs' paintings document the landscape, but they also illustrate the contemporary socio-political context and reminds us the gravity of the diminishing natural environment. "Big Cypress"
    ties together specific images such as waterfowl, alligators and exotic vegetation unique to the Everglades.
    This painting is part of a mural set.