Yellow Rose of Texas by Tomitheos Art & Photography

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Description In Search of the Song Legend:Historical records indicate that the Yellow Rose of Texas was originally conceived as a folk song in early Colonial Texas and the first recorded copy of the Yellow Rose of Texas was handwritten on a piece of plain paper circa 1836. The folksong's lyrics tell of a black American soldier who left his sweetheart and his yearning to return to her side. In those times Yellow was a term given to Americans of mixed race and Rose was a popular feminine nineteenth century name; frequently used in songs and poems as a symbolic glorification of young womanhood. The first copyrighted edition of the song was published 150 years ago in New York at 1858..

Tomitheos Art & Photography, Toronto
Member Since March 2008
Artist Statement In refining his skill for producing his work and in framing a unique moment,
Tomitheos makes tangible that which tends to be most elusive..
..the Element of Time.