Locke, acrylic on paper, 12”x9”
The small town of Locke, California is now a National
Historic District with a fascinating history. Located in the Sacramento Delta, the town was
settled in 1915 by Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans at a time when discriminatory
California law did not allow Asians to own land. The original land was leased from George
Locke. More about the town’s history can
be found here.
I have visited Locke a few times and it demands to be
photographed, and, as you can see by yesterday’s project, painted.
