"In several works, Rouphail references Brown explicitly by inserting historical depictions of the abolitionist into his still-lifes, such as John Stueuart Curry's 1939 painting titled John Brown, or Horrace Pippin's 1942 painting John Brown Going to His Hanging."
"Virtually all of the works in Hammer depict varying combinations of five objects: a hammer, a miniature brass bull, a globe, a vase of flowers, and a smokestack painted with the text INQUIRER in white vertical lettering."
"In American Landscape and Pietà, the deceased Christ is suggested by a hammer, while his grieving mother is represented as a brass globe and a vase of flowers, respectively."
"Rouphail masterfully interlaces the traditions of still-life and landscape painting, combining elements and techniques suggestive of a number of genres: the Hudson River School, American Regionalism, and European Surrealism."
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