This artwork, by Paladine Roye, was painted directly across from the dispatch office in the old jail.  This is where booking photos were made of new inmates being brought into custody.  Notice the tape measure along the left side of the painting. 

The prisoner would have stood next to the height markings and his booking photo would have been taken at this spot.

Almost in the middle of the bear you can see what first looked like a crack in the wall behind the paint, but it turned out to be the right side of the paper measuring 'tape' that was glued or stuck to the wall.  Paladine painted right over the top of the measuring tape and where the paint is not very thick, you can see the outline of the paper when the print is viewed full size.

The concrete is cracked in places and the painting was stained and in need of some minor digital 'restoring'.

Print size is 24 × 20.

The actual size of the painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 30.8 × 37, measuring from the edge of the measuring tape on the wall (part of the painting’s history), and the edge of Paladine’s paint on the other side, and from top to bottom edges of his paint. We can print the full size if you like, just send us an email and we will let you know the cost. We decided upon the 24 ×20 as it is much easier to find a frame for that size print.

When standing in front of Paladine's artwork, you can also see this beautiful maiden off to your left, which was just inside the bars of the jail itself.

The metal washer seen at the top right and the burned/discolored areas are from when the jail was decommissioned in 2005 and a torch was used to cut the bars from the walls.  The heat from the torch fused the washer to the wall and painting.  Thankfully, the painting was not destroyed in the process.

The 'streaks' you can see in the middle to lower right are from a water leak in the ceiling.  We are not sure if the leaking water cleaned the parts that it flowed over or discolored them.  A very large concrete streak was on the face of the maiden, but incredibly it did not discolor or damage the piece.  At least not that we can see.

This is the most delicate of all the works in the jail and courthouse and is in a very fragile state.  Paint has begun to pull away from the concrete wall, large areas are stained and it is in need of a professional cleaning/restoration before it is lost forever.

This work has been digitally restored without taking away all of the wounds that time and progress have placed upon it.

When we first had the plexiglass removed from this piece we decided not to use hot lights on any of the pieces in the jail and courthouse.  What you see is what you get, with a little hanging of curtains to keep stray light and flares of light from fixtures off of the paintings.  We were concerned that the close quarters and hot 1000 watts of light would be much too much for the delicate works.

Print size is 16 × 20.

The actual size of the painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 15 × 21, measuring from the edge of burgess’s paint on either side and top to bottom.

We can print the actual size if you like, just send us an email and we will adjust the cost of the print. We decided upon the 16 × 20 as it is easier to find a frame for that size, and many people just don’t have the wall space for the actual size.

Painted by Burgess Roye on the 4th floor of the Courthouse, which was the first floor of the old jail.

This print is 16 × 20, with a white border around it to replicate the concrete wall where it was painted in 1976.

The actual size of the painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 23.8 × 35.5, measuring from the edge of Burgess’s paint marks on either side, and top to bottom. We can print the actual size for you, just let us know in an email. We decided on the 16 × 20 as it easier to find a frame for that size, and many people don’t have the wall space for this large of a print.

Burgess painted this on the 5th floor of the courthouse, which was the second floor of the old jail.

Size is 12 × 24, with a white border around it to replicate the concrete wall it was painted on.

The painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 25 × 48. We went with a smaller print that will be easier to find a frame for you wall. We can print the actual size if you like, just let us know with an email and we will adjust the cost of the print.

This painting by Burgess is right next to the warrior/chief on the 5th floor.

Size is 16 × 20, which includes the white border to replicate the concrete wall of the jail.

The actual size of the painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 36 × 47.8. We went with the smaller size since it is easier to find a frame for a 16 × 20. We can print the actual size for you, just let us know in an email and we will adjust the cost of the print.

Painted by Burgess, this is on the 5th floor of courthouse, which was the second floor of the old jail. There is no public access to the 5th floor for the foreseable future.

Chairman Oliver Littlecook, of the Ponca Tribe, thinks Burgess was saying that it is the same God that has saved us all.

The print size is 13 × 19..

The actual painting on the concrete wall of the old jail is 24.5 × 36.3. We went with a small print to make it easier to find a frame. We can print the actual size if you like, just let us know in an email and we will adjust the cost.