— Cary Grant
Art Deco Toronto
2021
Young Women, Easter Sunday, Chicago Southside, 1941
“Saturn Avenue”
Acrylic on handmade paper; 12 x 12 inches
2021
— Natalie Wood
photo by Bert Stern, 1964
The Top Hat, 1887
Oil on canvas; 32.7 X 24.8 cm.
—Arlene Dahl RIP (1925 – 2021)
“East Wind Over Weehawken” 1934
oil on canvas; 86.4 X 127.6 cm
Private collection
Don’t know about yesterday, but we can have tomorrow.
Many more tomorrows in good health to you and yours b’ezras Hashem.
On Clint Eastwood and his Jaguar two thoughts came to mind. A lot of actors before they made it big still had fancy cars. I remember seeing Carroll O’Connor’s old Maserati. But then in 1960 Clint was already in rawhide if I remember my sequence right.
I always remember his opening scene in play Misty for me, when he is driving a British racing green jaguar XK 120 or 140 up California’s Highway one along the beautiful coast
Cary Grant always makes sense, as does Arlene Dahl, and they look good doing it.
On life’s challenges, I recently finished the book on the Wright Brothers by David McCollough. What a fascinating story. The overriding theme I got was their perseverance. They didn’t let naysayers or lack of interest by the press or the govt dissuade them. In fact the way the world really became aware of their plane was not from the US but France. In an effort to make some sales, Wilber went to France where he demonstrated flight in front of 200,000 people, in …LeMans, France.
Poor Lily. Never even heard of her, but them before your pictures never heard of Davina. What was her name? I obviously misspelled it.
On the Lincoln Memorial, I had a bit of serendipity this summer. Years ago, I scanned most of my slides, and there was a monument I visited in the 60s that remained a mystery. My Uncle took me to it but nowhere did I see a clue. It had to be around West Virginia.
It remained a mystery for some years until last May, when on a road trip, I stumbled upon it. It was the Lincoln memorial (at his birthplace) in KY, dedicated by President Theodor Roosevelt. With an impressive monument and a recreation of his cabin.
Natalie Wood – I guess her death will forever remain a mystery. There was an article on one of her cars in our Mercedes Club Magazine – she had bought a 300SL roadster and then proceeded to have it painted pink. The car is back in NJ today, restored to its original factory color.
Glad you are on the mend Robert!
Another nice collection. I am happy that you seem to have recovered well. On the LaSalle, was that a Buick model originally ? I know that later it was a GM line that was considered a step down from Cadillac. My uncle, who had a big gas station and garage in Chicago, drove one. I think there is a photo of me sitting on the running board with him when I was about 5.
Natalie Wood had a sad ending. I used to see her and RJ at Catalinas where they had a mooring at the Isthmus. That is where she drowned.
On Robert Lincoln, there was an attempt in 1875 to steal Abe Lincoln’s body from the cemetery in Springfield. The plot was discovered and the body was not taken. I remember reading an account of opening the casket and looking at his face. Anyway, Robert had the grave changed and the casket was put under several feet of concrete.
A particularly fine collection today. Thank you. I hope your recovery is progressing well.
Jackwolf:
I’m delighted that you enjoyed this week’s photos. I enjoy putting them together.
I am slowly healing. Each day finds me stronger.
Another nice post, Robert.
Cary Grant is right. . . to a point. Making the effort to succeed is often the biggest challenge for most people. Many people are selfish or simply lazy and don’t want to make the effort. Don’t get me wrong, there will undoubtedly be challenges to face in your path to success (be it in a career or a relationship), but most people never make it past the self-imposed barriers.
I was not familiar with Ivy Nicholson so I did some quick research. Although she was very pretty, she sounds like a narcissist to me and a person to avoid at all costs. I was a little stunned that the NY Times obituary included that she submitted an engagement announcement for her and Andy Warhol much to his surprise and dismay. She may have had a pretty face, but as I searched the Google images, I only found 1 photo of her smiling (it is a photo of her and Warhol) — I think that speaks volumes. Rest in Peace.
I continue to like your paintings — keep it up, Robert.
I would love to see all of Clint’s Jaguar and I don’t know why, but this photo of the IDF soldier seems particularly moving to my soul.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Prophet Joe:
Ivy was clearly mentally unstable. Narcissist… Personality disorder… All the drugs she did while partying hard with Warhol’s freaks only made her worse.
Glad you like my paintings.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Good morning, Robert. So nice to have you posting again.
More people (and I include myself in this) should take Cary Grant’s advice to heart. Sadly, with the explosion of the internet and its “entertainment” variants, anyone can be a ‘star’ now, even if all you do is put up a TikTok video of yourself sitting in a bathtub of Lucky Charms bashing the ‘cishets’ (or whatever the Goldstein of the day is).
Love that LaSalle, and still remember how “All In The Family” had to re-record Archie and Edith’s opening song, since first-season audiences couldn’t understand the lyric “Gee, our old LaSalle ran great.”
I do like your “Saturn Avenue;’ it’s a very peaceful piece, I think.
Like Natalie, I want yesterday, too. Always have.
I’m not sure if I recall correctly, but I believe Robert Lincoln was said to have turned down an invitation to appear with William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, saying that he had bad luck being around presidents (having been present both at the assassination of his father and the shooting of Garfield). Not that it mattered in the end.
The older I get, the more I like Edward Hopper’s paintings. It’s hard to tell whether that is supposed to be a cold day, but I guess the ‘east wind’ in the title suggests it.
That picture of Eastwood is too staged for my liking, as though they hired a ‘manly’ model to hunch over an engine. Perhaps Clint is bored with the session and is just waiting for the photographer to go away so he can work in peace!
And Liv is so cute – I like her little leopard hat.
A lovely weekend to you and yours.
Christopher:
I’m happy to be posting again. In the hospital, waking up from surgery, with off-the-chart pain, I remember thinking: “How on earth am I going to put together Friday Photos?”
I’m so glad you see “Saturn Avenue” as peaceful. That’s exactly what I was going for in my choice of colors.
Have a wonderful weekend.