Cheeta Paintings for sale -he is still alive! - Beyond Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Sun, Dec 7, 2008 9:40 AM Unfortunately, the story about the Cheeta from the Weissmuller Tarzan films still being alive is not true. The Washington Post has a good article, written by an author who was hired to write an authorized biography of Cheeta. His research led to the discovery that the chimpanzee at the C.H.E.E.T.A foundation is a younger chimpanzee. Full story can be found here .... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/25/AR2008112500939.html?hpid=features1&hpv=local I was one of the people who went to the C.H.E.E.T.A Foundation, made a donation, and received an abstract painting done by their Cheeta. I have no regrets about doing so - the painting looks great, and currently hangs in my tiki room today. So the painting may not have been done by the actual Cheeta that appeared in the Weissmuller Tarzan films - having a painting done by an actual chimpanzee is still a very cool thing to have in one's tiki room (I have mine hanging next to a pair of Shag prints), and the CHEETA Foundation is a worthy foundation that does good work. Vern

Unfortunately, the story about the Cheeta from the Weissmuller Tarzan films still being alive is not true. The Washington Post has a good article, written by an author who was hired to write an authorized biography of Cheeta. His research led to the discovery that the chimpanzee at the C.H.E.E.T.A foundation is a younger chimpanzee.

Full story can be found here ....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/25/AR2008112500939.html?hpid=features1&hpv=local

I was one of the people who went to the C.H.E.E.T.A Foundation, made a donation, and received an abstract painting done by their Cheeta. I have no regrets about doing so - the painting looks great, and currently hangs in my tiki room today. So the painting may not have been done by the actual Cheeta that appeared in the Weissmuller Tarzan films - having a painting done by an actual chimpanzee is still a very cool thing to have in one's tiki room (I have mine hanging next to a pair of Shag prints), and the CHEETA Foundation is a worthy foundation that does good work.

Vern

Post #422500 by ikitnrev on Sun, Dec 7, 2008 9:40 AM