GEORGE GRAHAM, MORNING OF CREATION (Painting: Morning of Creation by Georg Graham)
Painted over the period 1937-1939
At age eight, George Graham's hearing was damaged when he was hit by an object thrown at him by another child. Although his partial hearing would impact his life in many ways, including his social confidence, it seems to have been a catalyst that would draw him into the world of art and play a...
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At age eight, George Graham's hearing was damaged when he was hit by an object thrown at him by another child. Although his partial hearing would impact his life in many ways, including his social confidence, it seems to have been a catalyst that would draw him into the world of art and play a significant role in his later works. George Graham would spend months and sometimes years before he'd even made the smallest pencil design on his paintings, and he wanted to capture the image exactly how he had dreamt it.