Herge and Luke Davies

When author Luke Davies was a young boy he corresponded for a few years with none other than Herge himself, the creator of Tintin. Read his surprising story and see a collection of letters and drawings here:

 LINK (theage.com.au)

Luke is a fan of my art, too. Thanks, Luke!

The Art of Amy Crehore 

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Wedding Waltz by Eleni Karaindrou

Just for your quiet listening pleasure today.

Rare Footage of Frida, Diego and Trotsky 1938

(Thanks, T. Tex Edwards and openculture )

Joni Mitchell, Mama Cass and Mary Travers Sing Together 1969

Robert Schwartz Paintings on View in San Francisco

( Click to enlarge) The Tight Fit 6" x 7" 1993 by Robert Schwartz

A Clay Horse on Wheels 6.5"x8" gouache on paper 1994 by Robert Schwartz

One of my favorite artists, Robert Schwartz (deceased),

 will be part of a show with sculptor David Beck

opening on Friday, July 13, 2012 5-7pm at

Hackett/ Mill

 201 Post Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA

July 13- September 28, 2012

Don't miss seeing these small gouache paintings if you live nearby.

I saw his work a couple years ago at Hackett/Mill and it is amazing.

I'm lucky to own a book of his work: "Dream Games".

Looks like you can still get one through amazon ,but it is expensive.
Here is a link to more work by Robert Schwartz (a show last year at Babcock in NYC).

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Polka-Dot Kusama Clothing Line Unveiled

To coincide with the Yayoi Kusama Retrospective at the Whitney Museum:

Vuitton and Kusama Collection 

(slide show, Vogue)

Kusama is 83 years old.

Sometimes Mothers Are Furniture

I'm jumping on the "hidden mother" bandwagon. These Victorian portraits are too good to pass up: mothers are hidden under blankets and curtains, literally becoming pieces of furniture, just to get their kids to stand or sit still for a cabinet photograph (which took a lot longer to shoot back then).

For more examples follow LINK , LINK , Hidden Mother flickr group.

Thanks, Carlos Lara 

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