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Post #351774 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Dec 28, 2007 3:17 PM

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He's a beaute! I agree, Barney's forte were the big ones, especially the Moais...but some of his mid-size work at some of the Trader Vic's all over the world contains some nice examples, too.

Leroy's assessment of Barney's style is another clue of how decades of demand for "authenticity" has shaped O.A. (This, curiously, was not reflected in their color choices in the 80s and 90s, though).