The River Boat Guide
Artist
Jerome Meadows
(American, born 1951)
Date2009
MediumMixed media
Dimensions32 1/16 × 21 1/4 × 4 inches (81.4 × 54 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number2009.20
On View
On view
Copyright© Jerome Meadows.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label Text"This mixed-media Assemblage piece was created as part of my multi-gallery installation which occupied the entirety of the second floor of the Telfair Academy. Titled RAPP: Reframing a Perceptual Paradigm, the objective of this exhibition was to serve as an “intervention” of sorts with respect to redefining the way in which the [Telfair Academy] is perceived. This work was one of several that I created functioning as a current day commentary interspersed among the numerous and highly varied works which I selected from all corners of the museum’s vast archive. The mix of overlapping specialty papers speaks to the density of the city’s rich history. River Street pavers, with post-festival debris, coexist with composite portrait paintings from the museum’s collection. Among them an individual wearing glasses is shrouded in history while surrounded by a plethora of watchful eyes. Below that grouping the central face of an innocent African American child goes unwatched."
–Jerome Meadows, 2022
Jerome Meadows has lived and worked in Savannah for over 20 years and is the founder and director of Meadowlark Studio, a multimedia art facility housed in a historic icehouse. Best known as a public sculptor, Meadows has received numerous civic and private commissions for sculpture and environmental site designs, including a memorial to lynching victim Ed Johnson in Chattanooga, Tennessee.