“I am a great niece of Irena McCormick, whose home was depicted in your painting of "Springtime at Irena's". We knew her only as Aunt Rena when we visited her at Covesville, Va. My Aunt Shirley and Uncle Tommy McCormick rented a small home at Covehill Farm down the road where Aunt Rena lived. She was the sister of my grandmother, Linnie Agnes Berry Shipp, and we usually visited Covesville during the summer months. My husband and I rediscovered Aunt Rena's home on a trip to visit Monticello recently. The house is now painted gray and is not quite as well kept as when Aunt Rena had it, but I am eternally grateful to you for the memory of her home that you have preserved through your prints and the information about her on your website.”
Thank you,
Linnie Shipp Donahue
(shared with permission)
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