Today, I'll continue the apartment Tour de Art beginning with a little more hallway, the bathroom, and continuing on to the office and bedroom.
This is a family portrait from the early 1960s (perhaps 1963). The smiles of the toddlers and kindergarteners are genuine; we're obviously proud of our dental work. Working one's way north, the smiles become increasingly forced and Alison and Susy don't seem particularly enamored of their child-rearing responsibilities; Mom's wondering how and why she popped out seven kids; and Dad can't wait to get back to grad school in Syracuse. Remember also, this photo was pre-Xanax.
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| Photocopy of an amazing Chinese artist introduced to me by Philip Chen. I can't recall the artist at the moment. |
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| Cats Who Love Rat Dancing print given to us by Pat and Barb McClintock. |
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| Man With a Magnetic Personality, by Gibsons, B.C. artist Sa Boothroyd. Given to me by Patty a decade ago. This is my other portrait. |
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| Drawing by sister Trish, looking out her kitchen window in Bisbee, Arizona. |
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| The office (1). |
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| The office (2) |
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| Wonderful Cuban folk art given to us by Pat and Barb after their Friendship Force visit to Cuba a few years back. |
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| Neolithic points collected during fifty years of farming by my grandfather along Damon Run, near the village of Spring Creek, in Western Pennsylvania. He mounted them himself on green felt, in a case he made. |
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| Office (3) |
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| Nostalgic Japanese sepia paintings from the early 20th century. Dad had them in his apartment in Plano, Texas and I absconded with them during a visit. |
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| Abstract Expressionist Batik by the Indonesian artist, Amri Yahya, purchased with student loan money while in law school at the University of Iowa, summer of 1986. |
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| Bedroom (1) |
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| Bedroom (2) |
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Calendar ad for Beiping Beer (1930s) bought in Xi'an in 1999; calligraphy given to me by my tutor, Mr Tang, at Beijing University (1989).
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| Three pieces from the Yunnan School of Art, by the artist whose name I need to get. Purchased in Dali in 1996. |
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Painting by well known Yunnan artist Fang Kelin (方克麟), purchased in Dali in 1993 (gouache on paper).
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Greetings, "cousin"! I don't think we've met yet, but Margaret mentioned you every so often, and A gave me your blog address just before she & K went to visit you t'other month.
ReplyDeleteI just had to write because Margaret looked SO much like Suzy (?? - top right on your first photo). Wow.
hope you're settling in well and happy with your move from the states,
--Sherri
Hi cousin. No, we haven't met yet, but if you're ever in the hood, we have to connect.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are more than a few similarities among the Hackmans and Damons.
We're settling in nicely here in Van City, thanks.