My assignment was to create a couple of dozen period style tavern signs to be used in the museum's modern hotels and convention center. They needed BIG period style art to cover large areas of wall space. They couldn't use original objects as there was minimal security and environmental controls in the areas these were to be displayed.
Copy and photo supplied by Steven Lalioff.
Beautiful work. How about making an early American
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As usuall "damm cool" Steve always comes up with incredible items, I wonder if he has ever failed at anything!
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Which museum are these in?
ReplyDeletePaul, er, I mean Anonymous...the world has all the gun makers it needs. I'm too long in the tooth to think about building guns.
ReplyDeleteSS: Oh my yes...my failures I bury...all artists and writers need an editor.
Anon: Almost all of my signs are now in Colonial Williamsburg's collection. My apologies, my text suggests the powder horn is in CW's collection but that is not correct. I think this early lion engraving was on a horn in Jim Dresslar's horn book? Can anyone confirm that?
SML
Is it possible that we see more signs/photos of this project?
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ReplyDeleteIf you use the search mode at the top left of the blog screen and type in Lalioff and then go back over the past 3 years you'll see a few more of the signs I made.
Thanks,
Steven
Thanks, buddy. As usual, stunning work.
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