This is one of the pieces in the Eyes of American History series. It is a portrait of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. She first rose to fame as a volunteer health care worker for the wounded in the American Civil war, and then took her skills to Europe. In her face are the images of the wounded and dying, which surely haunted her. In her face is conveyed the compassion and anguish of someone who took on the enormous responsibilities of caring for the those in need during a crisis. Here is a detail of the treatment.
This is one of the pieces in the Eyes of American History series. It is a portrait of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. She first rose to fame as a volunteer health care worker for the wounded in the American Civil war, and then took her skills to Europe. In her face are the images of the wounded and dying, which surely haunted her. In her face is conveyed the compassion and anguish of someone who took on the enormous responsibilities of caring for the those in need during a crisis. Here is a detail of the treatment.