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This beautiful piano was made by Benjamin Crehore, an ancestor of mine (I think), who manufactured the first pianos in the U.S. in Milton, MA. (1915 article from the Boston Globe attesting to this: here.) Look at the pretty decoration and hand-lettering on this piano! I know there are other instruments by Benjamin Crehore in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (bass viol and piano). This rare Crehore piano is among the items the Boston Public Library will offer at auction (Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers) in the coming months.
" Murmur of the Innocents"-a new series of paintings by Gottfried Helnwein. More photos HERE . Fascinating shots of the artist painting large, emotionally disturbing, photorealistic portraits of a pale little girl with a baby-powdered face and giant toys, a gun and... covered in blood (The Disasters of War, Part II). The paintings will be at Modernism Gallery in S.F., CA on May 7, 2009. www.modernisminc.comIn case anyone missed my show in L.A. last month, here it is in mini slideshow format.
LINK on flickr if you want to see larger images.
Contact amy@amycrehore.com for information about acquiring my original art.
Another goodie from Steve Chasmar via flickr
Girls-with-animals-and-things-on-top-of-their-heads. It's all the rage. I can't count the number of contemporary painters who have followed this fad. Is this where it all started? Here are just a few cigarette cards from the NYPL collection of over 700 hundred series (totaling thousands) from before 1900 to mid-20th century. You won't believe this collection.
Woman with Flowers 2009 12" x 9"
