These United States

In 1975, Fred Maroon authored These United States with author Hugh Sidey. Maroon called it his "love song" to America. The early 70s were a difficult time for the country, given Vietnam and Watergate, but the authors wanted to world to see a beauty that had always been there. Read more...

 

The Washington Monument. The Reflecting Pool at dawn.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Independence Hall.

Georgetown, DC. The corner of Q and 29th Streets in 1966.

New York City. Park Avenue.

Newfane, Vermont.

Acadia National Park, Maine.

Mystic, Connecticut.

The Delaware Memorial Bridge.

The Delaware Memorial Bridge.

Amish Country, Pennsylvania.

North Fork, West Virginia.

North Fork, West Virginia.

Coal Train. Williamson, West Virginia.

Coal Train. Williamson, West Virginia.

Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Charleston, South Carolina.

Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia.

Wakulla Springs, Florida. Blue Heron.

Tennessee. Great Smokies National Park.

Lexington, Darby Dan Horse Farm.

Fisherman on a bayou, outside New Orleans, Louisisna.

Audubon Park, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cotton picking, Alabama.

Hillbillies Music in Arkansas.

Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas, Texas.

The Apache Belles in the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas.

Polo, Midland, Texas.

Eureka Brass Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Spanish Governor's Palace, San Antonio, Texas.

Indiana Farm House.

Lincoln’s Home. Springfield, Illinois.

Shopping Center, Southdale, Minnesota.

Sarona, Wisconsin. Audubon Camp.

Railroad Tracks. Kansas City, Missouri.

Iowa Corn Crib.

San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

Children parade before the state capitol during the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Wheat Fields in Northern Montana.

Prairie Church in Ralph, South Dakota.

Silver City, Ghost Town, Idaho.

Sunset Point. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

Monument Valley, Arizona.

White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

Oregon Coast.

Yosemite Valley, California.

Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Glacier in Seward area, Alaska.

Upper St. Mary's Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Cathedral Spires, Alaska.

 

"Like any artist, my work reflects that which holds the greatest inspiration for me. This collection was my love song to America. It comes from the book I co-authored with Hugh Sidey in 1975, These United States. It was a troubled time in our country's history; the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal were open wounds, and the Cold War was still a reality. But with the celebration of the nation's Bicentennial just ahead, it seemed to me to be a time to focus on the many positive aspects America had to offer: her beauty, vitality, and diversity. In all fifty states and the District of Columbia, I found those qualities in abundance."