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Jackson Town Square Canvas Print
by Ben Prepelka
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Jackson Town Square canvas print by Ben Prepelka. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
David E. Jackson was born in Tygart Valley of today's West Virginia (1788). His hunting and fur-trapping skills were mastered in the upper portions... more
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Artist's Description
David E. Jackson was born in Tygart Valley of today's West Virginia (1788). His hunting and fur-trapping skills were mastered in the upper portions of Wyoming during his 30s when he formed a partnership with William Sublette and Jedediah Smith. The trio trapped and traded beaver pelts along the upper Missouri River. At the time mountain-men referred to valleys as holes. And Jackson's hunting companion, William Sublette, named the broad valley south of Yellowstone Jackson's Hole. Jackson became the butt of many jokes, and finally the possessive was kindly dropped and the valley name became Jackson Hole.
The town of Jackson eventually prospered when trappers gathered there every summer to hawk their pelts. The town's folk, along with a large herd of elk, discovered that the protected valley was a great area to winter over. The town square, pictured here, shows off an eye-catching set of entrance arches made of elk antlers. The square became the center for an annual antler auct...
About Ben Prepelka
Born in western Pennsylvania, Ben quickly discovered that his parents were passionate about travel, photography, oil painting and wildlife. Being the youngest member of his family, he grew up exploring much of the eastern half of the United States at an early age with his older brothers. Ben's photography is about that part of his youth, echoing that same passion that his parents had of the Great Outdoors. Visit
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Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Long Exposure and Night Photography ” group on Fine Art America - You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thank you Allen !!