copyright 1959. Silk screen (see: Screen-printing). Completed in 1959, this large map shows local history, important families and their coats of arms, and other features from Virginia's four hundred years of Colonial and American history. This map took over 27 silk screens to print, and each one was hand corrected. Each copy says: "The Artist weeps and heaps piles of ashes on her head if your coat of arms is not on this map. Put it in the blank shield in the top left corner." Historical Map of Henry County, Virginia and a separate broadside chronology of local history. Copyright 1957. "The cover of 'Our Proud Heritage' is reproduced from a silk screen print made by Mrs. Jessamine Shumate, of Martinsville." The map and chronology are both available at the University of Virginia, Special Collections Library, in Charlottesville, VA. Historical Map of Guilford County, North Carolina Using a silk screened process, this 1959 map showed the position and shape of the county, as well as local events, such as the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, and other local history. Copyright 1959. A copy of this map is available at the University of Virginia, Special Collections Library, in Charlottesville, VA. Historical Map of Pitt County, North Carolina, copyright 1968. This is also available as a serigraph, along with a printed chronology of the county. The map and a separate broadside chronology are available at the Sheppard Memorial Library, Local History Collection, in Greenville, North Carolina. Copies are also available for viewing at the University of Virginia, Special Collections Department of the Alderman Library, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Composition, copyright 1965. This was one of her favorites, and is an abstract composition of shapes in gray, yellow and red. She made a number of prints of this painting. Wind in New York This is a study in black and white, and shows the impressive winds that could blow between the skyscrapers of New York. When Jessamine Shumate was attending art school in New York City, a gust of wind was so powerful that it picked her up and blew her against a taxicab. This event is also shown in this study. Soul Fluctuations Awarded 1st Prize, Virginia Highlands Festival, 1956 References Bibliography Bassett, Mary Henrian. 1976. The Bassett Family in Henry County, Virginia, with Stories, Mainly of the Woodson Bassett Branch. Martinsville, Va.: Bassett. LCCN: 77-355841. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2856828 Black, Helen. 1967. "Rich Acres History Students