1. First Baptist Church historical marker, courtesy of Sophia Stephens.

2. First Baptist Church historical marker and exterior, courtesy of Sophia Stephens.

3. An exterior picture of First Baptist Church, courtesy of Sophia Stephens.

4. A view of First Baptist Church from Chippewa Square, courtesy of Sophia Stephens.

5. An interior picture of First Baptist Church, courtesy of Sophia Stephens.

6. First Baptist Church postcard, reverse, created by Sophia Stephens.

7. First Baptist Church post card, front, created by Sophia Stephens.

The structure of the First Baptist Church is a beautiful Greek Revival style building. While it is humble in comparison to Catholic styles, it is still grand and elegant but complies with the simplicity associated with Baptist structures. I want to capture the understated elegance of First Baptist through my art component of the project. I plan to depict the church in an 1800’s style post card. I will do a drawing and paint the rest using acrylic paint.

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https://www.fbc-sav.org/about

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