Artist Reception
Thursday, October 23
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Ann Pollock studied art history and photography at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Her first camera was gifted by her grandparents when she was 10; her first subjects were her dolls and stuffed animals. Her final project in college used dolls she rented from an antique store. Fast forward to 2020 when she found that she had lots of time on her hands, out came her dolls and The Little Old Dolls were once again her subjects.
"There is something in a doll’s eyes, whether they are simply buttons or fluttering sleep eyes,
that draws me in and urges me to tell their stories, to create their narratives and give them
lives.
A major inspiration for my collage pieces is the discarded forgotten photographs found in
antique and thrift stores. The smiling ladies at the beach in the 1950s, the stone faced
matriarchs of the 1890s - many are nameless and placeless, where others give hints and clues to the identities and personalities of the subjects.
Often, captions give little context, and we’re left to imagine who, why, and where they are. How did these photos end up in a shop, was there no one left to care for them? There is a bittersweetness to these photographs. Each collage is printed on stained rag paper and uses bits of vintage and antique fabric, trim and lace to push the story back to an earlier time. Each doll has a name, a date, and a vague situation - part of a story that you’re left to create." ~Ann Pollock
Click on the button or image to purchase artwork.
All works are digital photos on handmade paper.
1 - Susie, Northumberland, Ont. 1973
$60
2 - Mimi, Paris, 1928
$60
3 - Mina at Rock Hollow, 1968
$60
4 - Heide and Inga, Swiss Alps, 1949
$60
5 - Mimi at Iglecia San Servacio, Valladolid, Mexico
$60
6 - Clara at The Flamingo, ’58 Oklahoma City
$60
7 - Junko and June, Waikiki Beach, 1947
$60
8 - Ethyline, Holland, Michigan ‘66
$60
9 - Mimi, Scottish Highlands, 1950
$60
10 - Lizzie, Muskogee, 1945
$60
11 - Susie at the museum, 1973
$60
12 - Winona Visiting Shawnee, OK 1965
$60
13 - Becky Sue, Dreaming of Flying, 1956
$60
14 - Beatrice in the Green House, 1956
$60
15 - Thallia at Ethyline’s, Grand Rapids, 1956
$60
16 - Susie, Norwich, UK, 1985
$75
17 - Madeline on the Veranda
$75
18 - Nicolette in the Shop, 1960
$75
19 - Ethyline at Home, Michigan, 1955
$75
20 - Lucinda Mae in the Garden
$75
21 - Rebecca, London, 1968
$75
22 - Mimi’s Dressing Room, 1952
$75
23 - Susie at the Museum, 1973
$75
24 - Arséne at the Holidays, 1957
$75
25 - LouBella at Ethyline’s 1957
$75
26 - Lizzie on the Ranch
$45
27 - Milicent with the Spade
$45
28 - Marcella at the Wounded Armadillo, Richmond, Texas
$45
29 - Maggie and Bobbie
$45
31 - Mimi at Chichen Itza
$45
32 - Lunch with Mimi on the Veranda
$45
33 - Ethyline in Winter
$45
35 - Marcella and the Heart
$45
36 - Arséne in the Red Maple
$45
37 - Belinda at the Shell Station, Walton, New York
$45
38 - Mimi on the River Shannon, Athlone Ireland
$45
39 - Kewpie and her Deer Friend
$45
40 - Mimi at Fortaleza de San Felipe, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
$45
41 - Mimi at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
$45
42 - Myrtle at the Buckaroo Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico
$45
43 - Mimi at Inishmore, Aran Islands, Ireland
$45
46 - Áine at the Shamrock Motel, Chattanooga, Tennessee
$45
47 - Mimi at Valladolid, Mexico
$45
48 - Summer in San Antonio, Texas
$45
49 - Mimi on Umbrella Street, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
$45
50 - Ollie in the Alley, Richmond, Virginia
$45
51 - Katie at St. Apollinaris Church, Remagen, Germany
$45
52 - Gina at the Salon, Warsaw, Indiana
$45
53 - Valeria and Valentina in Puerto Rico
$45
54 - Prudence and her Deer Friend
$45
55 - Ollie in the Garden Cold Harbor Virginia
$45
This gallery is located in our Forum building at 2120 Speedway, Wichita Falls, TX 76308. Call for further information: 940-767-2787 ext 117 or email galleries@artscouncilwf.org.
