The work “Elvis from Beginning to End,” or alternatively known as “From a shotgun shack to a mansion on a hill” traces the stardom of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley.

In the Lower Right corner, we see a young Elvis playing music on a humble shack house, a representation of his impoverished beginnings. Moving towards the top of the canvas we see a sign for Memphis with a building titled Humes High, the high school Elvis Presley graduated from. Next to it is Sun Records, the record company where Elvis records his first songs. Further up is a sign for Hollywood, pointing to Elvis’ growing stardom and his features in television. On the left side of the painting, we see a rendering of Graceland, Elvis’ final home in Memphis Tennessee. In the top right of the painting, we see Elvis surrounded by angels and his three gold albums as he plays the guitar. The painting with its bright colors and airy brushwork culminates in a story of humble beginnings and success.

The work itself had the honor of hanging in Graceland for two years, according to Ms. Alice. It was then purchased by an English man, later being purchased by a Dr. Whiteside from Pontotoe, Mississippi. The work was then purchased for the museum where it now resides as part of our permanent collection.

this work is described by Miss Alice’s son, Tim Moseley, as

A succinct and poetic description of the meteoric rise of Elvis Presley. In the span of three years, Elvis’ success in the music business enabled both he and his family to move from their residence at Lauderdale Court, a public housing unit, to a mansion named Graceland where he gave Cadillac cars to his friends.