Name/Title
Once Again I Fall Down...Entry/Object ID
2009.1.10Description
This mixed media relief image portrays a male figure kneeling with his hands clasped in prayer against a purple and yellow-splotched sky. The painting is on a composite board and surrounded by a gold and black embellished frame. A spiritual passage is written in black around the figure and reads, ’Once again I fall down on my knees praying, Lord Lord Lord have mercy please. I’m a big boy now. When I was a child moma taught me to pray she said it will be a day you‚ you'll get down and knell out with moma. Lord that day is here.’ It is signed, Missionary Mary Proctor. The Gadsden Arts Center exhibited this work in the exhibition, Vernacular Art from the Hill Collection, August 28 - October 25, 2009.Artwork Details
Medium
Board, Mixed Media, paintCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2009.1Source or Donor
Lou and Calynne HillAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Proctor, Mary L.Role
ArtistDate made
1997Dimensions
Height
19 inWidth
14-1/2 inInterpretative Labels
Label
Mary Proctor (b.1960)
Artist Mary Proctor, also known as Missionary Mary, uses found objects from her junkyard, which she calls the American Folk Art Museum, to create three-dimensional assembled works from found objects like buttons, mirrors, jewelry, and other trinkets. Her work is inspired by biblical scripture and memories of her grandmother and her childhood. Most of her works include written messages of spiritual passages or life lessons.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 8, 2009