For the second time in his professional career, an art piece created by Lewistown’s David Wharton was selected as part of a gallery in an African U.S. Embassy.
“I believe it is an honor to be selected by the U.S. State Department and also have the work purchased and in their permanent collection,” Wharton told the News-Argus Friday.
Wharton’s salmon fly etching, “Lady Caroline,” was purchased by Robert T. Soppelsa, the director/curator of the art gallery inside the U.S. Embassy located in Bujumbura, Burundi, Africa, where “Lady Caroline” now hangs.