Description

Atlanta by P. Buckley Moss

Content & Subject

Atlanta is a rare, signed, and numbered limited edition lithograph by American folk artist P. Buckley Moss, created as part of her celebrated Bunny Series. The artwork pays homage to a beloved Southern landmark—the 1881 home of Joel Chandler Harris, the famed author best known for his Uncle Remus stories. The Victorian-style home, affectionately called the Wren’s Nest, still stands in Atlanta, Georgia, as a cultural and literary landmark preserving the legacy of Harris and his contribution to American folklore.

Moss beautifully renders the historic house with its sweeping wraparound porch, pitched rooflines, and ornate detailing, framed by blossoming pink trees that create a warm, inviting atmosphere. In the foreground, a charming rabbit gazes directly at the viewer, connecting the artwork to Moss’s Bunny Series while also nodding to Harris’s famous rabbit character, Br’er Rabbit. This clever fusion of art, history, and folklore makes Atlanta a deeply symbolic and collectible piece.

Style & Technique

In Atlanta, Moss applies her signature folk art style, blending architectural precision with soft, whimsical touches. The round vignette composition draws the viewer’s focus inward, as though peering into a memory or treasured keepsake.

The palette radiates warmth and nostalgia: pastel pinks and soft whites capture the blooming landscape of spring, while pale blues and muted greens define the stately Victorian home. The inclusion of the rabbit at the forefront adds Moss’s characteristic touch of playfulness, ensuring the work feels approachable while still deeply historic.

Lithography enriches the textures—the blossoms, the clapboard wood of the home, and the rabbit’s fur—making the image vibrant yet gentle, a hallmark of Moss’s most treasured works.

Mood & Inspiration

The mood of Atlanta is nostalgic, reverent, and inviting. At its heart, this piece is about storytelling—honoring the physical space where Harris wrote the tales that became woven into America’s folklore, while also celebrating Moss’s own ongoing narrative of animals, family, and tradition.

The rabbit serves a dual role—both as part of Moss’s Bunny Series and as a symbolic nod to Br’er Rabbit, one of Harris’s most enduring and mischievous characters. This blending of histories—the artist’s personal symbolism with the landmark’s cultural heritage—makes Atlanta especially meaningful to collectors.

The artwork inspires reflection on the power of home, memory, and storytelling to shape generations. It is at once a piece of Southern history, American literary tradition, and Moss’s timeless artistry.

Placement & Gift Ideas

Atlanta is an exceptional choice for collectors and admirers of history, literature, and Moss’s Bunny Series. Its placement is particularly meaningful in:

• Libraries, studies, or reading rooms, where its literary connection can inspire reflection.

• Living rooms or hallways, as a welcoming focal point that sparks conversation.

• Historic homes or Southern-inspired interiors, where its landmark subject resonates deeply.

• Collector galleries, especially for those building Moss collections tied to specific themes like the Bunny Series or historical landmarks.

As a gift, Atlanta is ideal for:

• Literature enthusiasts and storytellers

• Historians or preservationists passionate about Southern landmarks

• Collectors of Moss’s Bunny Series prints

• Housewarming gifts, symbolizing heritage and a love of home

Each limited edition print is signed and numbered as part of the publishing process, ensuring authenticity before release.
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Canada Goose Gallery, embossed with our gallery seal on a gold label. (see FAQs)

1988

Rare Art Print

Image size: 10-3/4 x 11 inches. Paper Size: 15-3/4 x 16 inches.