The Laundry Card Paintings
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The Sam Lee laundry in downtown Racine was the source of the laundry cards used for so many of the artist's smaller works. Each smooth semi-regid laundry card that the shirts were folded around became an oil painting. The artist must have also purchased some of these cards directly from the laundry's inventory.
The laundry card paintings were done in the late 1950s through the early 1970's. Out of financial necessity the artist used any available and suitable surface for his paintings.
These paintings average 8" x 15". |
The White Plume
Gitanos
A Face in Blue
Balinese Dancers
Fruit Tree in Spring
Nude with Red Drape
Nude with a Blue Robe
The Beautiful Mexican Girl
Chagal's Dream
Nude in Profile
Dancing Woman in a Red Dress
The Red Haired Girl