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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 116744, member: 267"]The "Westbrook" thread made me think to post this (sorry, it's kind of long):</p><p><br /></p><p>First, I found this at the Goodwill in Daly City, near San Francisco. I thought it was a regular print, but turned out to be a duotone printed on silk(?). I've loved it all these 30+ years. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29379[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then came the Internet, and I was finally able to find out who "Nordahl" was - a very well-know Native American painter - really beautiful work. </p><p><a href="http://davidnordahl.com/Apache_Gallery/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://davidnordahl.com/Apache_Gallery/index.html" rel="nofollow">Foggy Crossing - David Nordahl Gallery</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29363[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Bizarrely, he was hired by Michael Jackson to paint his <a href="http://davidnordahl.com/Michael_Jackson_Gallery/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://davidnordahl.com/Michael_Jackson_Gallery/index.html" rel="nofollow">"Court Portraits,"</a> very fantastical, over the top. He worked with Jackson 'til his death. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29381[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then today on one of my local FB (Mall Worshipers) groups:<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-NAVAJO-AP-ANNABELLE-PETERSON-TURQUOISE-STERLING-SILVER-EARRINGS-925-/272107428375?hash=item3f5addda17:g:W2AAAOSwqu9VASy2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-NAVAJO-AP-ANNABELLE-PETERSON-TURQUOISE-STERLING-SILVER-EARRINGS-925-/272107428375?hash=item3f5addda17:g:W2AAAOSwqu9VASy2" rel="nofollow"> Faces & Trees</a> was in the "Big" Del Amo mall annex, about 1/4 mile from my childhood home - It was mucho popular across the US in the 70s. I saw this many times, and never made a connection. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29364[/ATTACH] </p><p>I wrote to him in 2012, inquiring about the duotone print: </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Dear Laurel - </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Thank you for sending the image of the Apache Face.</i></p><p><i>This was a project that Ed Edwards wanted to explore as a line of images printed on fabric. For whatever reason they were never produced or marketed.</i></p><p><i>The process was that they were printed on paper and heat-transferred to the fabric.</i></p><p><i>Since they were never sold, only employees or friends of employee's of Environmental Graphics would have them.</i></p><p><i>Since there were only a few that got into peoples hands, I have no idea what they would be worth.</i></p><p><i>From the photo, it looked like it has some water damage.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Regards,</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>David Nordahl</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 116744, member: 267"]The "Westbrook" thread made me think to post this (sorry, it's kind of long): First, I found this at the Goodwill in Daly City, near San Francisco. I thought it was a regular print, but turned out to be a duotone printed on silk(?). I've loved it all these 30+ years. [ATTACH=full]29380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29379[/ATTACH] Then came the Internet, and I was finally able to find out who "Nordahl" was - a very well-know Native American painter - really beautiful work. [URL='http://davidnordahl.com/Apache_Gallery/index.html']Foggy Crossing - David Nordahl Gallery[/URL] [ATTACH=full]29363[/ATTACH] Bizarrely, he was hired by Michael Jackson to paint his [URL='http://davidnordahl.com/Michael_Jackson_Gallery/index.html']"Court Portraits,"[/URL] very fantastical, over the top. He worked with Jackson 'til his death. [ATTACH=full]29381[/ATTACH] Then today on one of my local FB (Mall Worshipers) groups:[URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-NAVAJO-AP-ANNABELLE-PETERSON-TURQUOISE-STERLING-SILVER-EARRINGS-925-/272107428375?hash=item3f5addda17:g:W2AAAOSwqu9VASy2'] Faces & Trees[/URL] was in the "Big" Del Amo mall annex, about 1/4 mile from my childhood home - It was mucho popular across the US in the 70s. I saw this many times, and never made a connection. [ATTACH=full]29364[/ATTACH] I wrote to him in 2012, inquiring about the duotone print: [I]Dear Laurel - Thank you for sending the image of the Apache Face. This was a project that Ed Edwards wanted to explore as a line of images printed on fabric. For whatever reason they were never produced or marketed. The process was that they were printed on paper and heat-transferred to the fabric. Since they were never sold, only employees or friends of employee's of Environmental Graphics would have them. Since there were only a few that got into peoples hands, I have no idea what they would be worth. From the photo, it looked like it has some water damage. Regards, David Nordahl[/I] [I] [/I][/QUOTE]
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