A Quiet Space

Empty on a Friday afternoon (except for me), the University Archives and Special Collections gallery features a small selection of paintings from The Johnson Collection of over a thousand works owned by a Sewanee alum and his wife. 

While I might have wished to see more of the collection, I left satisfied with one: Will Henry Stevens' Smoky Mountain Landscape. Some years ago, when I saw a larger exhibit of his work in Asheville, I felt swept away by the planes and colors, reminding me of childhood in the mountains, looming large still in memory.

On the coldest day of autumn, I warmed to the work and my reminiscence.