Description
Artwork Size: 15×22, Medium: Watercolor, Location Depicted in Artwork: Dardanelle, AR, Artist Statement: This is a rendition of the atmosphere at the Yell County Courthouse in Dardanelle, Arkansas after the abolishment of the notorious “Jim Crow” Laws, which adversely affected the rights of Southern Blacks at polling places. This abolishment was successfully accomplished by passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Yell County Courthouse in Dardanelle Arkansas is one of two county seats, and was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
