Charlie Tompkins

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Rush River View!
Washington, VA

Silver Print/Giclee
16″ x 20″
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White Oak Falls View III
Shenandoah, VA 

Silver Print/Giclee
16″ x 20″
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Rapidan River View III
Shenandoah, VA

Silver Print/Giclee
16″ x 20″
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Fox Creek
Troutdale, VA

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16″ x 20″
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Rappahannock County honors Legendary Photographer, Bluegrass Musician and Founding Member of the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) Charlie Tompkins.

Charles Tompkins passed away on May 24, 2026. For more than 50 years, Tompkins enriched life here in Rappahannock, helping to preserve the Virginia Piedmont’s heritage of natural beauty and traditional music, staying mostly behind the scenes or behind a camera lens, rarely stepping into the spotlight, but when he took center stage, it was almost always with a guitar in hand.

Tompkins’ body of work, from rushing rivers and rural landscapes to bluegrass greats and historic landmarks, was exhibited in galleries, juried exhibitions and shows (solo and multiple) from Washington, Virginia, to Washington, D.C.

Charles Tompkins Photography Studio and Art Gallery was established in Rappahannock County, Virginia in 1997 by artist, photographer and
musician Charles “Charlie” Tompkins. For decades Charlie has captured and preserved moments of time through traditional, larger format silver imagery. His vast collection of black and white, and silver prints that he, himself, hand-develops illustrate his immense passion for life and include themes of Rushing Water, Mountain Scapes, Places of Interest, and traditional un-amplified String Musicians.

From the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Charles Tompkins Gallery in Washington Virginia is to the public on Mondays from 10 am – 3 pm, for Scheduled events and by appointment
only.

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