Wilkes-Barre and River
by Christina Verdgeline
Title
Wilkes-Barre and River
Artist
Christina Verdgeline
Medium
Painting - Gouache On Board
Description
I had done a series of photographs of the city of Wilkes-Barre, PA, from across the Susquehanna River, in Nesbitt Park, on the western , Kingston shore. This original gouache water-based framed painting is on exhibit at Wyoming Valley Art League (WVAL) gallery, Circle Centre for the Arts, 130 South Franklin Street (rear), Wilkes-Barre, PA, wyomingvalleyartleague.org, Friday , June 17, 2016, opening reception 5-8pm, and open hours for a month.
This is a view I chose to paint showing the downtown, Public Square buildings: They are just beyond the riverfront public-access area and building structures facing the river along River St. One of the main entrances to the city is the Market St. bridge, built of concrete, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(Wikipedia) Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding Wyoming Valley are framed by the Pocono Mountains to the east, the Endless Mountains to the west, and the Lehigh Valley to the south. The Susquehanna River flows through the center of the valley and defines the northwestern border of the city. Wilkes-Barre was founded in 1769 and formally incorporated in 1806. The city grew rapidly in the 19th century after the discovery of nearby coal reserves and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of immigrants to work as miners. The coal fueled industrialization in the city, which reached the height of its prosperity in the first half of the 20th century. Its population peaked at more than 86,000. Following World War II, the city's economy declined with industrial restructuring. The Knox Mine disaster accelerated this trend after large portions of the area's coal mines were flooded. Today the city has a population of 41,498, making it the 13th-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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June 14th, 2016
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