those wax figures really bring out what it must have felt like to use a hammer the way a display case never could.
- dave 5-04-2007 4:19 pm [add a comment]

"During a trip to Washington D.C. in 2002, the Pahl's had the privilege of viewing the archived hammers at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Dave noticed several life-sized mannequins designed to hold hammers in an action pose. The curator offered them to for use in the Hammer Museum, since they were no longer needed. They are a great addition to the Hammer Museum."
- dave 5-04-2007 7:18 pm [add a comment]

Armand Hammer was a great collector.
- tom moody 5-04-2007 9:01 pm [add a comment]

arm and hammer
- bill 5-04-2007 9:15 pm [add a comment]

That's a coincidence--I saw that seconds ago because I was looking for the famous Warhol Basquiat boxing poster Hannah designed for Shafrazi. It's not on google images. She said it was 3 color and printed by a small company that did the boxing posters in NY.
The Basquiat site is selling a knock off--a slick black and white image of a similar pose.
- tom moody 5-04-2007 9:20 pm [add a comment]

here. didnt know hannah was behind that.
- bill 5-04-2007 9:29 pm [add a comment]

Yes, I just learned that at dinner last night. Evidently that poster is a rarity now. Schnabel gave her a credit to use it in his film. She said Warhol refused to take off his shirt for the photo because of the scars and such.
- tom moody 5-04-2007 9:53 pm [add a comment]

tony was selling big big prints (canvas screens?) as his own pieces.
- bill 5-04-2007 9:57 pm [add a comment]