Artist Joan Belmar

ONCE Volare

Date2011

MediumAcrylic, gouache and ink on watercolor paper

Dimensions30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm) Framed Size: 42 × 34 in. (106.7 × 86.4 cm)

Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection

Object numberDCCAH2011.029

ClassificationsPaintings

Locations

Office of the General Counsel (1350 Penn Ave NW, 4)

DescriptionONCE Series: Once upon a time recalls nostalgic items and issues. It references a time in our collective past that is impossible to recreate, but remains important to remember. Here, Belmar worked with themes of time, change and movement, sometimes ironically and humorously. "ONCE Volare" depicts the study of nature in pursuit of mankind’s eternal desire to fly.