50 Pieces of Art Arrived For Little Compton History Book

The received 50 pieces of art last week for their , tentatively titled The History of Little Compton: A Home by the Sea, 1820-1954.

President Marjory O'Toole said a panel of jurers reviewed the art and estimated they may select approximately 20 illustrations for the publication. She said the three-member jury includes Lisa Goddard, director of the , Chief Justice Paul Suttell and author Janet Lisle. They select the art for the book and the cover.

O'Toole said the selected pieces will be professionally digitized so that they can be reproduced in the book. Everything will be displayed in the exhibit this summer and everything will be for sale. The book will be available starting at the Exhibit Preview Party on Friday, July 6.

Little Compton artist Richard Rogers held his piece "The Cornhouse Gun," completed in watercolor. He said he researched Charles E. Almy, who reportedl used the gun in his corn house to shoot Valentine Almy in August, 1855.

"It shows the impact of the gold rush that's now ended," he said, adding it highlights the impact of Samuel Colt's invention, the revolver.

Resident Dora Atwater Millikin submitted two pieces for the publication. One piece, "Millhouse" done in oil on canvas, was to choose a house by the sea. She choose former resident Sidney Barly's home, showing an iconic view of Little Compton.

Her second piece, "Watch House" also done in oil on canvas, shows the old Lloyd family house on Lloyd's Beach. The home no longer exists, she said. It shows a view of West Island with fishermen around 1900.