In the 60s, Lee Franclemont granted a commissioned work to each of her four children and this still life was my mother’s request for “a music painting” for her bedroom. It also won 1st Prize in the category “Oils – Flowers” at the Genesee County Fair in 1965.

Lee Franclemont, untitled (music painting), 1965, oil on board. Photo credit Kelise Franclemont. Private collection.