This is mom and dad's house. It was built in 1909. The Gatliff's were from somewhere in Georgia and it was built to resemble their home down there. They had a rail spur built up to the house to haul the materials paticulaly the columns
These paintings came with the house. Mr. Gatliff hired Clifton J Long to come to the house and paint them there. The one of Lee and his staff is about 12 feet wide and 4.5 feet tall. (Bigger than a sheet of plywood) It is a hand painted oil replica of the mural at Appomatox Court House.
Close Up of Lee and his staff. The wrinkles in the canvas of the painting appear every year when the heat comes on and disappear every summer when the humidity changes and the heat is cut off.
Sort of a poor picture, sorry but the light was awful in the stairway. This is a lifesize portrait of Lee.
These paintings came with the house. Mr. Gatliff hired Clifton J Long to come to the house and paint them there. The one of Lee and his staff is about 12 feet wide and 4.5 feet tall. (Bigger than a sheet of plywood) It is a hand painted oil replica of the mural at Appomatox Court House.
Close Up of Lee and his staff. The wrinkles in the canvas of the painting appear every year when the heat comes on and disappear every summer when the humidity changes and the heat is cut off.
Sort of a poor picture, sorry but the light was awful in the stairway. This is a lifesize portrait of Lee.