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F Formikahini Tiki Socialite Houston, Texotica Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 1514	F Formikahini Posted posted on Wed, May 11, 2005 2:47 PM On 2005-05-09 16:55, Feelin' Zombified wrote:ummm... Do you mean she painted a copy of one? CM Coolidge painted them around 1870 read more here I saw some of the originals at an exhibition (complete with velvet rope & security guard) at the Grand Hotel. -Z By gum, you're right, FZ! She got fairly famous, it seems, for her copies (own versions? I can't find any on the Net) of it, but went way beyond there making some big bucks with pet portraits: http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=151231&pageID=3 I'd rather have it with tikis than dogs anyway!! (I love the idea of that original being behind a velvet rope at The Grand!!)

*On 2005-05-09 16:55, Feelin' Zombified wrote:*ummm...

Do you mean she painted a copy of one?

CM Coolidge painted them around 1870

read more here

I saw some of the originals at an exhibition (complete with velvet rope & security guard) at the Grand Hotel.

-Z

By gum, you're right, FZ! She got fairly famous, it seems, for her copies (own versions? I can't find any on the Net) of it, but went way beyond there making some big bucks with pet portraits:

http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=151231&pageID=3

I'd rather have it with tikis than dogs anyway!!

(I love the idea of that original being behind a velvet rope at The Grand!!)

Post #158048 by Formikahini on Wed, May 11, 2005 2:47 PM