A Tribute To The Irish Community Butte Montana 1916-1919

At the age of three her Grandmother unknowingly smuggled money into Ireland, it was hidden in her dolls pram to aid the 1916 rising in Dublin. The ever-growing curiosity and voracious appetite for narrative demanded the incessant retelling of these stories. Even with the passing of time these memories are embellished and gilded in Graham's mind and she is able to retrieve them with the most exquisite detail.
This reminiscence has instilled in Graham's mind the importance of oral history and the tradition of storytelling from one generation to another. Without the continuation of this talent, much of history be it regional, national or international is lost, just as the archaic traditions that have been lost to posterity. This has indeed set the seed in the artists mind for a world regarding both the importance of history and the passage of these stories to the generations to come.


De Valera's Rally Montana 1919
Aquatint, Hard and Soft Ground Etchings and Drawing Collage, 240 x 70cm, 2009

Main Street Butte 1916
Aquatint, Hard and Soft Ground Etchings, Drawing and Fabric Collage, 240 x 30 cm, 2009

Butte Mining Disaster 1917
Aquatint, Hard and Soft Ground Etchings and Drawing Collage, 210 x 90cm, 2009

Installation Shot from Repetition Exhibition presented by Black Church Print Studios
Photograph courtesy of Black Church Print Studios

Installation Shot from Repetition Exhibition presented by Black Church Print Studios
Photograph courtesy of Black Church Print Studios

Installation Shot from Repetition Exhibition presented by Black Church Print Studios
Photograph courtesy of Black Church Print Studios
© Amanda Jane Graham