"My two grandfathers, Edger Timberlake and E.E. Raper, were two of the six men who built and established the American Children’s Home.

Back in the 1920’s, it was the largest self-contained orphanage this side of the Mississippi.

I know and went to school with many of the orphans from there. “Pumpkin Afternoon” depicts a scene of one of the barns and fields still there. Pumpkins and Halloween are part of one of my favorite times of the year, Fall. I love Fall. It’s colors and all the trappings, and stories.

I’m a kid again. “Men are nothing but from little boys.” - Bob

 

ABOUT THE HOME

Junior Order United American Mechanics Children's Home, DBA American Children's Home, is a historic Junior Order of United American Mechanics orphanage located near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. The complex was designed by architect Herbert B. Hunter and consists of five major buildings built between 1925 and 1932. The complex is modeled after the University of Virginia. The Colonial Revival style buildings include Administration Building (1927), the Pennsylvania Building ("Pioneer Cottage"), the South Carolina Building

(now the Children's Emergency Shelter), the North Carolina Building, and the Samuel F. Vance Auditorium (1932)

Bob has painted many scenes from this location, including the popular 2016 print “Field of View”.