Artist to sign limited prints and proceeds benefit

Friends of Sailor’s Creek Historical Battlefield State Park

On Saturday, November 12, 2016 well known historical artist, Keith Rocco, will be at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to talk about how he came to paint two important battles of the American Civil War.

His paintings, “Marshall’s Crossroads” and “Victory or Death” are displayed in the Visitor Center at the park. During A Special Day with Keith Rocco, the artist will also sign prints from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Keith Rocco's "Victory or Death" prints will be available for sale at Sailor's Creek Historical Battlefield State Park on November 12, 2016

Prints of the battle at "Marshall's Crossroads" will also be on sale on November 12

An American painter and storyteller, Rocco has continued creating visually stunning works which capture the drama of history, recording with cares and nuance the details of his vision. It is a vision that has moved him through a lifetime to become of one of the country’s most sought after narrative painters today. Rocco’s paintings have been displayed in special exhibits across the country, including the 1992 Birth of a Nation exhibition in Washington, D.C., and a one man show entitled On Campaign at the Cyclorama Building in Gettysburg National Park in 1994.

The U.S. Department of Interior in 1985 designated Sailor’s Creek Battlefield
a National Historic Landmark

Proceeds from the sale of the prints will benefit the Friends of Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park. Friends of Sailor’s Creek members manage beautification projects, help staff visitor centers, work on educational outreach programs, and raise funds for park projects and facilities. They also help out at festivals, workshops and other park events.

In honor of Veterans Day, the park will present its annual Luminary event that Saturday at Kershaw Overlook Trail from 6 to 8 p.m. Hear the personal accounts of the Battle of Sailor’s Creek from living historians who will take you back in time to the day of the last major battle of the Civil War in Virginia. The U.S. Department of Interior in 1985 designated Sailor’s Creek Battlefield a National Historic Landmark. The site is of national significance because the battle here ultimately led to the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army.

For more information about these events, call the park office at 804-561-7510 or click here. The park is located at 6541 Saylers Creek Road in Rice, Virginia. For directions, click here.