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.
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.