Artwork Featuring Hats

[Hurricane Jack]

The advertising art of Thomas Hart Benton (1889 - 1975)

"The Grapes of Wrath" 1940

"Tobacco" 1940 - 1941

"Outside the Curing Barn" 1942

“He’s Going for You!” 1943

American Tobacco Co 1944

"Whiskey Going in to Warehouse to Age,” Post WWII

Maxwell House

"The Kentuckian" 1955

"The Twist" Coca-Cola 1964

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A Kansas Christmas Dinner 1886

An 1886 hand-colored double-page wood cut by F.S. Church featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Here's A Jolly Christmas Load."

Shows a woman greeting dinner guests as they arrive.

 

[Zombie_61]

A Kansas Christmas Dinner 1886

An 1886 hand-colored double-page wood cut by F.S. Church featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Here's A Jolly Christmas Load."

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Shows a woman greeting dinner guests as they arrive.

"God bless us every one."

 

[T Jones]

Photo evidence that Santa Claus comes from Texas, not the North Pole...

 

[Frunobulax]

Photo evidence that Santa Claus comes from Texas, not the North Pole...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Western watercolor artist Earl Kuhn of Medicine Lodge, KS has been moved to a rehabilitation clinic closer to home after being on a ventilator for eleven days in a hospital in Topeka. He is conscious & breathing on his own but some of the neurological skills he has lost is the use of his hands & fingers.

Some of Mr. Kuhn's work:

 

[Bamaboots]

Western watercolor artist Earl Kuhn of Medicine Lodge, KS has been moved to a rehabilitation clinic closer to home after being on a ventilator for eleven days in a hospital in Topeka. He is conscious & breathing on his own but some of the neurological skills he has lost is the use of his hands & fingers.

Some of Mr. Kuhn's work:

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Such great work, HJ. He really captured my attention with all his detail work and the use of light. You can see the rivets on the back pocket of the jeans on the kid holding the paint. Here’s praying for a full recovery.

 

[BobHufford]

^^^^^ That is a crying shame. COVID (?) can be cruel. Hoping that he can make a full recovery.

While researching some silver work (story teller conchos) by this artist I found out that he was a painter as well. This blurb from the Durango gallery Toh-Atin (since 1957):

Robert Becenti (1949-2001) was born in Rehoboth, NM area of the Navajo Reservation. His mother, Bessie Becenti, was a well known weaver and often visited the gallery in Durango. As a young man, Robert sometimes drove her to town to see us.

Becenti was a realist and painting in the style of Jimmy Abeita. During the 1970's through the early 1980's, he was a regular award winner at the Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial. Becenti worked with the former Kiva Gallery in Gallup owned by the legendary Nell Guadagnoli. Guadagnoli promoted many Native artists and was for years the main source of Becenti paintings. The artist was also an accomplished silversmith and spent much of his time creating jewelry. He passed away at the age of 52.

 

[hatophile]

The advertising art of Thomas Hart Benton (1889 - 1975)

"The Grapes of Wrath" 1940

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"Tobacco" 1940 - 1941

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"Outside the Curing Barn" 1942

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“He’s Going for You!” 1943

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American Tobacco Co 1944

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"Whiskey Going in to Warehouse to Age,” Post WWII

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Maxwell House

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"The Kentuckian" 1955

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"The Twist" Coca-Cola 1964

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I like the one of the Kentuckian, great dog. Interestingly, Burt Lancaster was of Ulster Protestant heritage, from which many of the original mountaineers came.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Such great work, HJ. He really captured my attention with all his detail work and the use of light. You can see the rivets on the back pocket of the jeans on the kid holding the paint. Here’s praying for a full recovery.

It was covid. What a shame; I'm hoping for his full recovery as well.

There used to be several cowboy gatherings every yr around here & there was one in Lawrence once. A couple of Western artists were there but I don't recall their names. I was wondering last night if he could have been one of them.

 

[Bamaboots]

I was wondering last night if he could have been one of them.

I bet he was. I read up on him a bit after your post and he was involved in and supportive of a number of different gatherings though I didn’t read specifically about those.

 

[BobHufford]

Glenn Dean (1976 - ), USA.

The artist:

 

[Hurricane Jack]

 

[Bamaboots]

Jack Sorensen

 

[Hurricane Jack]

^^^Good ones, BB. Love the theme, the dogs & overall quality of the work.

 

[hatophile]

^^^Good ones, BB. Love the theme, the dogs & overall quality of the work.

Those put a smile on your face.

 

[BobHufford]

Nighthawk at Hopi Point , by Mark Maggiori ...

Artist is worth a re-visit ...

 

[Zombie_61]

Mr. Maggiori really has a knack for doing those clouds. Beautiful work!

 

[Frunobulax]

Walter Molino's 1962 "Life in 2022." At least we get rid of the face diapers.

More of his stuff, which I like alot, is here: https://www.pinterest.com/hotspur3612/walter-molino/

 

[BobHufford]

^^^^^ At least we’ll still have Ripley’s Museum