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By Lesa Jansen
Special To The
Baltimore Sun
Originally
published December 14, 2001
MOUNT AIRY artist
Dayle Duffy's latest work, The Promise, is her interpretation of the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11.
She said she felt
compelled to offer the work to the town to benefit the families of two residents
killed in the attack at the Pentagon.
"As a town
resident, I felt very touched by the loss of the two men from Mount Airy, and by
donating my work, I know that the money raised will get to the people affected
right here in my hometown," she said.
Mount Airy has set
up a scholarship fund named for William Ruth and Ronald Vauk, who were killed
Sept. 11. Mayor Gerald Johnson said more than $13,700 has been collected.
The town is selling
framed and matted 8-inch-by-10-inch prints of Duffy's artwork for $25 each. All
proceeds will go directly to the scholarship fund.
Duffy, whose work as
a portrait artist has been exhibited internationally, incorporated
representations of attack victims in the work.
"I didn't want
this to be as much a portrait of a particular victim but more a representation
of those who died - to honor those people and show the many walks of life, ages,
races and nationalities," Duffy said.
The two Mount Airy
victims are represented in the pastel work.
Information: Mount
Airy Town Hall, 301-829-1424.