Chess Pieces

A fanciful and richly detailed depiction, painted by David Omar White. White’s murals grace the walls of the Casablanca restaurant in Cambridge Massachusetts, and he's taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He's represented by the Genovese Sullivan Gallery in Boston.

In a published article White has likened the American two-party political system to a chess game – each side needing the other in order for the "game" to continue. And with the world map on display in this painting, we suspect that White sees the world political stage in much the same way. We have a painting, then, that might speak to a follower of political events, as well as to a chess player.

An inscription on the dog's collar reads: "I am his Highness’ dog at Kew; pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you? – Alexander Pope"

Painting is 4'X8', acrylic on reinforced masonite. 1980-1981.

Appraised at $10,000, it’s being offered by the owner at an asking price of $5,000

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