An Art Work by Elizabeth Jane Gardner, 1880. She leaned her head on her confidante,As they sat crossed-legged, a mark of feminity. Alongside the unbroken pitcherIs the unbroken faith.Purity, modesty, and trustRolled up in one frame. The stone fountain and the cross behindEvince an appearance of a virtue it claims. Hung in an institution of girls,In an era of conservativeness;Such grace and splendor,Yet wrongly used — By a proponent of inquitous belief,Of a manipulative cultural pridigm,Of wrongful ideology in their time. But let this art be a positive image to our generation,Let it be hung to teach usOf friendship, of … Continue reading LA CONFIDENCE (Art in 100 Words #1)