Willard Suitcases / Charles F. / Update
I’ve been busy with the Hope and Feathers exhibit and quite busy with my freelance work, but the suitcases project is never far from my mind.
I am working on an interesting collaboration on Charles’ cases and hope to have some exciting news soon.
He had an interesting collection of ties.
There are quite a few Penny postcards in the collection as well as some interesting hand- written notes. You can see the New York State Museum’s catalogue number (in pencil) on the upper right side of the white paper.
Thank you all for following this project. I will be devoting a ton of time to the suitcases later this month as I continue to develop ideas for getting the photos out to a wide audience. And Peter Carroll, Deb Hoard, and I are beginning to work hard on a preliminary short film which we can send to funders for the larger documentary that we plan to produce.
American Demographics / Hope and Feathers Exhibit (Image #7)
Another Robby Aceto hand coloring gem. So subtle. I took this on a walk around residential neighborhoods of Santa Clarita, CA and had no idea what was going on with this house (I’d never seen anything like this in the East). Some kind of art project, maybe? It turns out it was much more prosaic than that. Fumigation!
Things are moving ahead with the Hope and Feathers exhibit. Postcards are printed and I would be happy to mail one to anyone who wants to send me a postal address. Leave a comment and I will email back and get your details.
American Demographics / Hope and Feathers Exhibit (Image #6)
I was in the Soviet Union in 1982 for a few weeks. It was an interesting trip. I’m pretty sure this was taken at The Hermitage in Leningrad (I’ll know for sure when I get to this trip in my contact sheets). I remember being shocked at how the art was presented. Big windows with non UV coated glass and flourescent lighting.
My friend Ren is reflected in the glass on the right. The two women in the center are Americans and I’m pretty sure to woman on the right was our Soviet minder.
The press release for the Hope and Feathers exhibit went out yesterday. It is so exciting for me to see these photos after so many years in an archival box in my studio. Thanks again to Robby Aceto for the beautiful hand coloring.
American Demographics / Hope and Feathers Exhibit (Image #5)
I started going to presidential inaugurations back in the 1970s. I think the last one I did was Clinton’s second. I am going through my contact sheets to identify the specific dates of each photo for the Hope and Feathers / American Demographics show, so I can’t yet say what year this was taken. I should have all the dates by the time the exhibit goes up. I especially like Robby Aceto’s hand coloring of this shot. Really nice.
American Demographics / Hope and Feathers Exhibit (Image #4)
Here is another shot from my upcoming American Demographics exhibit at Hope and Feathers. I am having some serious fun looking back at these images and seeing Robby Aceto’s amazing hand coloring.
The dates are pretty much set. Opening Thursday evening 4 October, with a gallery talk on Saturday the 20th. I hope to see you there.
By the way, points to anyone who can identify these geezers. Probably taken in the 80s.
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