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delectans

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A White Weekend


Admiring a great little Brown County American Impressionist painting at an old favorite antiques shop which we had not visited for some time. Saturday morning. Beverly Hills Deluxe Quality.



All smiles after finding a magnificent portrait by Nicholas R. Brewer, in the original frame. Brewer was a noted American painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was especially renowned for his portraiture. Presidents Grover Cleveland and Fraklin D. Roosevelt, as well as countless other prominent politicians and socialites of the time sat for their portraits with Brewer, and we have been looking for a fine early 20th century portrait by him for a very long time. Brewer was a fellow Minnesotan, and wrote a fascinating autobiography: Trails Of A Paintbrush.



The snow started to fall in the early afternoon on Saturday...



...and continued to fall without respite into the evening. The skyway in Minneapolis on our way to Orchestra Hall Saturday evening. Caxton Beaver Twenty.



The roads were slick with the rapidly accumulating wet and heavy snow, and we briefly considered staying home...briefly.



It was still snowing after the concert. We were expecting a light crowd, but were pleasantly surprised to find a nearly packed house, an always welcome sight for the musicians.



The roads may have been treacherous, but it sure was incredibly beautiful with the snowfall and Holiday lights.



Sunday morning, at the Nikolaus Tag & Open Haus of the Germanic American Institute in St. Paul. Borsalino Alessandria, mit feder.



The Institute is housed in a beautiful, Beaux-Arts mansion on Summit Avenue, dating to 1906.



Flurries still around on Sunday. It could not have felt more in spirit of the Holiday season to see the grand old mansions of Summit Avenue covered with a beautiful, fresh blanket of snow.
 
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ThatHatGuy

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Stetson Premier Stratoliner, modified.

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Ill Challenge you to funky hats.

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Its a Stetson Special edition, with modded band.
 

delectans

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Ale: Thanks! Great looking crease you have put in on your Optimo. Better be careful, though, any more of an angle on your photos and your lid is likely to fall right off. lol


Alan: I like the extra bit of 'panache' that band gives that Strat.
 
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Lots to love in these pictures, AL... painting by the portraitist of our most illustrious mayor, GC... snow that you have and we don't... yet. Lovely casual creases in your hats... very real and natural, they show off the vintage felt character.

... and special marks for that feather... :rockon:
 

ThatHatGuy

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You've got me beat by a mile, THG. Only thing is my leopard is real (1930s piece of trim).

I look forward to seeing and hearing more about your day job.

I worked on guys hat that have leopard fur band as well, it looked much like that, but alot sweatier. My day job is a hat store, I work on hats and sell them. My real passion is working on old clunkers, I have done everything from White hat cleaning, moth holes, trunk latch stab through, to a have covered in beer. I keep hearing about this Art guy, how is the worlds best, so i like to get to know this guy.
 

Aureliano

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Ale: Thanks! Great looking crease you have put in on your Optimo. Better be careful, though, any more of an angle on your photos and your lid is likely to fall right off. lol
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Don't worry, I put a bit of double sided tape on the sweatband before taking the shots :eeek: ;) lol lol
 

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Admiring a great little Brown County American Impressionist painting at an old favorite antiques shop which we had not visited for some time. Saturday morning. Beverly Hills Deluxe Quality.



All smiles after finding a magnificent portrait by Nicholas R. Brewer, in the original frame. Brewer was a noted American painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was especially renowned for his portraiture. Presidents Grover Cleveland and Fraklin D. Roosevelt, as well as countless other prominent politicians and socialites of the time sat for their portraits with Brewer, and we have been looking for a fine early 20th century portrait by him for a very long time. Brewer was a Minnesotan, and wrote a fascinating autobiography: Trails Of A Paintbrush.




The snow started to fall in the early afternoon on Saturday...



...and continued to fall without respite into the evening. The skyway in Minneapolis on our way to Orchestra Hall Saturday evening. Caxton Beaver Twenty.



The roads were slick with the rapidly accumulating wet and heavy snow, and we briefly considered staying home...briefly.



It was still snowing after the concert. We were expecting a light crowd for the concert, but were pleasantly surprised to find a nearly packed house for the concert, an always welcome sight for the musicians.



The roads may have been treacherous, but it sure was incredibly beautiful with the snowfall and Holiday lights.



Sunday morning, at the Nikolaus Tag & Open Haus of the Germanic American Institute in St. Paul. Borsalino Alessandria, mit feder.



The Institute is housed in a beautiful, Beaux-Arts mansion on Summit Avenue, dating to 1906.



Flurries still around on Sunday. It could not have felt more seasonal to see the grand old mansions of Summit Avenue covered with a beautiful blanket of snow.

fantastic series of Photos, gives feeling of Merry Christmas.
Great Hats, delectans
PS. In Germany we have also Snow
 

delectans

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Alan: Thanks for your kind comments. Hope you get some of that white stuff before too long. Nice to know that there is a Brewer portrait residing in Buffalo. He definitely was well travelled.


Chepstow: Thank you! It is really starting to feel like Christmas is just around the corner. I really wished that I had your great Mayser Trachten Hut on Sunday, when we were at the Nikolaus Tag festivities at the Germanic American Institute.
 
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