"Ft Pickens Cream Style Marching Society and Traveling Zoo" Color Etching by Dale Rayburn, 39/100

Details

Description

"Ft Pickings Cream Style Marching Society and Traveling Zoo". Whimsically named color etching by Mississippi artist Dale Rayburn. Signed, limited … Read more "Ft Pickings Cream Style Marching Society and Traveling Zoo". Whimsically named color etching by Mississippi artist Dale Rayburn. Signed, limited edition, 39/100. 1979

Title: Ft Pickings Cream Style Marching Society and Traveling Zoo
Artist: Dale Rayburn
Medium: Color etching
Edition: Signed and numbered 39/100
Framing Size: 29ʺW × 1ʺD × 34.5ʺH

This print presents a staged, almost theatrical group portrait rendered in a restrained palette, blending realism with subtle satire. The title itself suggests humor, regional folklore, and a gently absurd narrative, which aligns closely with Rayburn’s known thematic interests.

Background on Dale Rayburn

Dale Rayburn is an American printmaker and illustrator best known for figurative etchings that draw from Southern Americana, folk history, and imagined community rituals. His work often depicts groups of individuals posed formally yet infused with irony, nostalgia, and psychological nuance.

Key characteristics of Rayburn’s work include:

Narrative-driven imagery
His prints frequently suggest a story without fully explaining it. Titles play a significant role, often expanding the meaning beyond the visual scene.

Influence of folk photography and regional portraiture
Many compositions echo late 19th- and early 20th-century studio photographs, with stiff poses, direct gazes, and carefully arranged groupings.

Satirical undertones
While the figures are rendered with technical seriousness, Rayburn introduces humor through exaggerated features, improbable group identities, or whimsical titles, as seen in this work.

Strong draftsmanship and printmaking discipline
His etchings show careful line work, tonal control, and balanced composition, reflecting formal training in traditional printmaking techniques.

Rayburn was active primarily in the late 20th century and exhibited through regional galleries and printmaking exhibitions rather than the mainstream commercial art market. His work is most often collected by enthusiasts of narrative realism, Americana, and figurative printmaking.

If you would like to have the print only shipped, rather than arranging pickup by mover's, I can mail directly (with no frame, no glass) for no cost. You would then arrange for your own framing. See less