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Carol Boyd-Heron, right, helped Lisa Graff choose the perfect frame for her late father’s painting titled “Boys and a Kite” after it was restored.
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Lisa Graff

Preserving our loved ones’ mementoes

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Though he was a graphic artist by trade, my father’s original paintings hung throughout our home. My favorite one shows three boys running down a hill while a kite soars behind them.

I have always wondered if he painted it before his service as a paratrooper during World War II or after the war ended. Before the war, my mother said, he was much happier, and after the war ended, he had many struggles adjusting to civilian life. I wish he had shared the stories behind the subjects. Who are these young men?

The matt for this Asian print was created using the packaging paper that came with the original art.
The matt for this Asian print was created using the packaging paper that came with the original art.
Carol Boyd-Heron of The Peninsula Gallery in Lewes created a military career box to hold the mementoes of one customer.
Carol Boyd-Heron of The Peninsula Gallery in Lewes created a military career box to hold the mementoes of one customer.

Published in Cape Gazette on November 11, 2022.

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