"These are some wonderful portraits discovered in an archive at the Douglas Historical Society that starts around 1905 and runs through the first two decades of that century. This is the era when Mexican populist rebel Pancho Villa was shooting up the area, and there was much turmoil on the Mexican border."
From Ricksoloway's flickr, Cochise County Set
Monday, August 09, 2010
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Rare Fairies Vase by Overbeck Sisters on Ebay
There were six Overbeck sisters. Four of them established Overbeck Pottery in their home in Cambridge City, Indiana. They won many awards from 1911 to 1955. (Elizabeth Overbeck made the vase shown above.) Read about the Overbeck sisters HERE on a site dedicated to artists of Wayne County, Indiana. More history HERE.
Follow this link to see Fairies Vase on ebay:
I wrote about the mysterious Cottingley Fairies photographs (1917) HERE
Friday, August 06, 2010
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
At 99% Gallery, Brooklyn, Friday Aug 6
Detail of Hokum Hallelujah by Amy Crehore
I have a painting in the New Order Show. If you live nearby you can go to the closing reception on Friday, August 6, 2010. 7-10 pm. 99 N. 10th, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, July 31, 2010
New Letterpress Prints to be Released in Mid-August
Monkey with uke detail copyright Amy Crehore 2010
I will be releasing new 3-color letterpress prints in mid-August. Above is just a small detail of the design, but the colors will be completely different. Watch my blog for more news about this special artist-signed limited edition print....coming soon. (I'm sorry this project has taken so long, but we want it to be right.)
Friday, July 30, 2010
"Let Me Play With Your Poodle" performed by the Hokum Scorchers
Someone was just saying on boingboing (in the comments section) that the song "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" is the dirtiest little ditty ever.
So, I changed the song on my website player to "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" by Hudson Woodbridge (a.k.a. Tampa Red) 1942. My band, The Hokum Scorchers, recorded this song in 1992 for our "Feed the Kitty" album. Lou plays the National guitar and we both sing. The poodle double entendre could go either way - male or female. In the old photo above, Lou seems to be sporting some sort of "poodle hair" (photo taken at Ken Kesey's house). Have a listen here:
(scroll down for music player)
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