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
5x7"
$60
2 - Mimi, Paris, 1928
5x7"
$60
3 - Mina at Rock Hollow, 1968
5x7"
$60
4 - Heide and Inga, Swiss Alps, 1949
5x7"
$60
5 - Mimi at Iglecia San Servacio, Valladolid, Mexico
5x7"
$60
6 - Clara at The Flamingo, ’58 Oklahoma City
5x7"
$60
7 - Junko and June, Waikiki Beach, 1947
5x7"
$60
8 - Ethyline, Holland, Michigan ‘66
5x7"
$60
9 - Mimi, Scottish Highlands, 1950
5x7"
$60
10 - Lizzie, Muskogee, 1945
5x7"
$60
11 - Susie at the museum, 1973
5x7"
$60
12 - Winona Visiting Shawnee, OK 1965
5x7"
$60
13 - Becky Sue, Dreaming of Flying, 1956
5x7"
$60
14 - Beatrice in the Green House, 1956
5x7"
$60
15 - Thallia at Ethyline’s, Grand Rapids, 1956
5x7"
$60
16 - Susie, Norwich, UK, 1985
8x10"
$75
17 - Madeline on the Veranda
8x10"
$75
18 - Nicolette in the Shop, 1960
8x10"
$75
19 - Ethyline at Home, Michigan, 1955
8x10"
$75
20 - Lucinda Mae in the Garden
8x10"
$75
21 - Rebecca, London, 1968
8x10"
$75
22 - Mimi’s Dressing Room, 1952
8x10"
$75
23 - Susie at the Museum, 1973
8x10"
$75
24 - Arséne at the Holidays, 1957
8x10"
$75
25 - LouBella at Ethyline’s 1957
8x10"
$75
26 - Lizzie on the Ranch
4.5x4.5"
$45
27 - Milicent with the Spade
4.5x4.5"
$45
28 - Marcella at the Wounded Armadillo, Richmond, Texas
4.5x4.5"
$45
29 - Maggie and Bobbie
4.5x4.5"
$45
30 - St. Ethyline
4.5x4.5"
$45
31 - Mimi at Chichen Itza
4.5x4.5"
$45
32 - Lunch with Mimi on the Veranda
4.5x4.5"
$45
33 - Ethyline in Winter
4.5x4.5"
$45
34 - Lily in Magenta
4.5x4.5"
$45
35 - Marcella and the Heart
4.5x4.5"
$45
36 - Arséne in the Red Maple
4.5x4.5"
$45
37 - Belinda at the Shell Station, Walton, New York
4.5x4.5"
$45
38 - Mimi on the River Shannon, Athlone Ireland
4.5x4.5"
$45
39 - Kewpie and her Deer Friend
4.5x4.5"
$45
40 - Mimi at Fortaleza de San Felipe, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
4.5x4.5"
$45
41 - Mimi at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
4.5x4.5"
$45
42 - Myrtle at the Buckaroo Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico
4.5x4.5"
$45
43 - Mimi at Inishmore, Aran Islands, Ireland
4.5x4.5"
$45
44 - Susie and Sara
4.5x4.5"
$45
45 - Honey in Rome
4.5x4.5"
$45
46 - Áine at the Shamrock Motel, Chattanooga, Tennessee
4.5x4.5"
$45
47 - Mimi at Valladolid, Mexico
4.5x4.5"
$45
48 - Summer in San Antonio, Texas
4.5x4.5"
$45
49 - Mimi on Umbrella Street, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
4.5x4.5"
$45
50 - Ollie in the Alley, Richmond, Virginia
4.5x4.5"
$45
51 - Katie at St. Apollinaris Church, Remagen, Germany
4.5x4.5"
$45
52 - Gina at the Salon, Warsaw, Indiana
4.5x4.5"
$45
53 - Valeria and Valentina in Puerto Rico
4.5x4.5"
$45
54 - Prudence and her Deer Friend
4.5x4.5"
$45
55 - Ollie in the Garden Cold Harbor Virginia
4.5x4.5"
$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 [email protected].
