THE GROWING VALUE OF GRANDFATHERS

A fascinating story posted by Gordon Coale... how what we do in the present can stir up voices, images from the past...

"I've done a website on my Grandfather, Griffith Baily Coale. He was a mural painter in New York City in the 1930s and started the Naval Combat Artist program during WWII. He published a couple of books and I have them up on the web site with some additional writings...

Several months ago I received an email from a storage facility in Connecticut. They had a painting done by Griff and wanted to know if I would be interested..."