Ed Little: Kentucky - Symbols of Statehood

Artist: Ed Little
1957 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1992
Image Size: 25.5 by 19.375 inches
Overall Size: 36 by 28 inches
Medium: Oil on Canvas

Fine horses, smooth whiskey and sweet bluegrass are Kentucky's hallmarks. Few Americans are unfamiliar with Kentucky's reputation as the top horse-breeding and horseracing state; places like Calumet Farms and events like the Kentucky Derby are the stuff of legends and the very essence of the Bluegrass State. Equally famous is the intoxicating liquor named for the county where it was developed. The unmatched combination of sparkling limestone spring water, top-quality grain and a painstaking aging process using charcoal-lined oak casks has made Kentucky Bourbon world famous. And of course, the lush grass which carpets the landscape in velvet blue-green truly justifies the pioneers' opinion that "Kaintuckee" was the promised land. More than 200 years ago, a legendary man named Daniel Boone entered into the region now known as eastern Kentucky. He stayed for two years and when he returned to the settlements to the east, his stories enticed others to venture westward. By 1792, when Kentucky became the 15th state in the nation, more than 75,000 settlers had pushed over the Cumberland Plateau to farm, hunt and adventure. Decades later, when the Civil War threatened to rip the nation apart, President Abraham Lincoln vowed to keep his native state part of the Union: "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." Thus the state became the focus of many of the bloodiest battles of the war.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the U.S. 29¢ Kentucky Statehood 1792 - 1992 stamp issued June 1, 1992.

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