Louis Armstrong Painting by Tony Bennett Legendary singer and painter Tony Bennett has donated a portrait of the great jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong to be auctioned in support of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. The oil painting depicts Armstrong performing on his gold-plated Selmer trumpet. This is the second Tony Bennett portrait of Armstrong. [...]
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Itty Bitty Art by Celebrities and Others
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Fourth Annual Itty Bitty Art Sale includes original artworks by artists, architects, designers, celebrities, musicians and talented amateurs. The postcard sized artworks will be sold for only $40, but the work is signed on the back so no one knows the artist’s identity until the work is purchased. The full list of artists and [...]
Mark Mothersbaugh: Beautiful Mutants and Scion Art Cars at LA Art Show
Friday, January 20, 2012
Hula Hula Gal by Mark Mothersbaugh Artist, composer, singer, and founding member of the new wave band DEVO, Mark Mothersbaugh brings his “Beautiful Mutants” and his Scion Car Sculpture to the LA Art Show. Mark Mothersbaugh’s “Beautiful Mutants” are altered photographs described by Mothersbaugh as “pulled from man’s past…then ‘corrected’ into sickeningly beautiful beings. It [...]
Loretta Swit Paints “The Rookie” for the Search Dog Rescue Foundation
Sunday, January 15, 2012
The Rookie, painting by Loretta Swit Stage and screen actress Loretta Swit is known to many people from her iconic role as Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the television series M*A*S*H. Loretta Swit is also a dedicated activist in support of animal welfare. Among her many related activities, she is 1st Vice President of Actors [...]
Yul Brynner: A Photographic Journey
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Yul Brynner, The King and I, Self Portrait, 1956 Yul Brynner: A Photographic Journey, an exhibition of photographs by the Academy and Tony Award winning actor, will be on display at The Little Black Gallery in London. The exhibition was put together by Brynner’s daughter Victoria Brynner, and coincides with the recently published book of the [...]
