Chuck Nessa Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 I now possess 2 of his artworks - anyone have any special knowledge of his paintings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSngry Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 Nice. How did they come your way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 Pee Wee Russell was an expressionist painter?! I kind of like the one on the right. Like all those nice box sets in back of the paintings too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 This was his: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) Yes Pee Wee painted the impulse cover. There are around 90 paintings by him. These were in Terry Martin's collection and his sons gave them to me. The horizontal painting is #45. titled The Crab, painted in August, 1966. The other one is #77, titled Turmoil, painted in February, 1967. I believe Terry got these from the estate of Marian McPartland. Edited September 29, 2023 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 Chuck, There was an exhibit of artwork by Pee Wee Russell and George Wettling (who had studied with Stuart Davis) at Wilkes College in 1986. The exhibition booklet is available here: https://www.wilkes.edu/about-wilkes/arts/sordoni-art-gallery/past-exhibitions/_assets/_pdf_archives/1986-April-27-Pee-Wee-Russelland-Geaorge-Wettling.pdf. There's some useful information there about his paintings. I have a copy as well as a copy of the exhibition poster. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, jazztrain said: Chuck, There was an exhibit of artwork by Pee Wee Russell and George Wettling (who had studied with Stuart Davis) at Wilkes College in 1986. The exhibition booklet is available here: https://www.wilkes.edu/about-wilkes/arts/sordoni-art-gallery/past-exhibitions/_assets/_pdf_archives/1986-April-27-Pee-Wee-Russelland-Geaorge-Wettling.pdf. There's some useful information there about his paintings. I have a copy as well as a copy of the exhibition poster. Jon Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) I was only able to see the painting that is the album cover. I like it a lot. I did a search for more of his art and came up with this one entitled "Audience" Nice work, IMO Here's a few more: Who knew? Nice stuff. Interesting. Edited October 9, 2023 by Ed S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) For some reason my pic of the 2 paintings is gone - I found these images of them at https://www.estatesales.net/NY/Port-Washington/11050/669141 Edited October 9, 2023 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Bob Haggart was also some a painter, some of his paintings appeared on album covers for some of the Jazzology albums. Marian McPartland told me that Haggart sent her a painting he did of Jimmy McPartland and the bassist died either while it was in transit or just after Marian received it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: For some reason my pic of the 2 paintings is gone - I found these images of them at https://www.estatesales.net/NY/Port-Washington/11050/669141 Looks like he may have "influenced" Roscoe's paintings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, jlhoots said: Looks like he may have "influenced" Roscoe's paintings. Nah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Nah! You would know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Pee Wee Russell as seen by George Wettling (and as published by Eddie Condon in his "Scrapbook of Jazz"): 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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