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Whyte created portraits that provide
insight into the lives of service members on
a large scale—particularly for watercolors.
The largest, which features an astronaut,
is 10 by 10 feet.
The sheer space that the paintings take up
proved to be a challenge in itself. They don’t
all fit in the venue where Whyte held her last
show, so We The People: Portraits of Veterans
in America will launch October 25 at City
Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina.
Together, the 50 works serve as a reminder of
the sacrifices made by service members, as
well as the dignity they carry with them off
the battlefield and into their communities.
Though the watercolors alone are an
impressive feat, We The People spans
beyond the paintings to become a
multimedia experience. A book is being
produced by the University of South
Carolina to be released when the exhibition56