Downtown Marks Limited Edition Print
Downtown Marks Limited Edition Print
Downtown Marks limited edition, signed and numbered prints by Jennifer Drinkwater.
Edition of 100. Each piece is printed on high-quality Hahnemuhle photo rag paper measuring 14" H x 17" W that includes a 1" white border suitable for matting and framing. Please allow two weeks for shipping and handling.
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Please note: print does not come matted or framed.
Twenty percent of each sale supports the Quitman County Economic Tourism & Development, Inc, a nonprofit organization creating economic growth and development by promoting tourism, helping improve public education opportunities, and promoting positive social and cultural transformation in Quitman County, Mississippi.
The community story that inspired Downtown Marks…
Marks is a small town in Quitman County, the heart of the Mississippi Delta. In June 2019, I spent time with Mrs. Velma Benson-Wilson, the former Quitman County Administrator and current Director of Economic Development for Quitman County, to hear her stories and experiences of the area.
In 2011, Mrs. Velma Benson-Wilson returned to her hometown of Marks, Mississippi to research a biography she was writing about her mother. She quickly became reconnected to Quitman County by donating proceeds of the book to community organizations in need. Mrs. Wilson’s community investments and her success in the bringing an Amtrak stop to Marks after a twenty-year community effort led her to be appointed as the current Quitman County Administrator. She splits her time between the Mississippi Delta and Tennessee where she and her husband have lived for years
