Sweet Angeline
by Clinton Baermann
"After the final siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna on March 6, 1836, the slave of
Colonel Travis was pulled from his hiding place in the Alamo and taken before
Santa Anna. Whereupon, Santa Anna told him "his master had behaved like a brave
man." And since he was not waging war on Negroes, if Joe wanted his freedom, it
was his.
Along with Joe - and a few others to be spared - was the young wife (Susanna) and
daughter (Angeline) of Lieutenant Alman Dickinson.
A story told was Susanna Dickinson's account of John McGregor and his bagpipes.
She said that when the fighting would lull, and the defenders had time for a rest,
John McGregor and David Crockett would give sort of a musical concert, or rather
a musical competition, to see which one could make the most noise; Crockett with
his fiddle or McGregor with his bagpipes. She said McGregor always won so far as
noise was concerned, for he made strange and dreadful sounds with his queer
instrument," excerpted from commentary by Clinton Baermann.
The original painting (reflected in the prints offered for sale here) is intended
to capture the mood of the men of the Alamo at that historic time. Additionally,
research was performed by the artist to the point of capturing and presenting
his own impression of the weather at that historic moment.
These are early prints and do show some signs of aging; signed by the artist;
limited quantities.
Print dimensions ~28"x22"
