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Monday, September 17, 2012

Happy 89th, Hank!

Today is the 89th anniversary of Hank Williams, Sr.'s birthday.

Hiram King Williams was born on September 17, 1923 in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama. He moved around Alabama and eventually formed the Drifting Cowboys. In 1948, he joined the Louisiana Hayride a radio program broadcast from Municipal Auditorium, in Shreveport, Louisiana, my hometown. Hank unfortunately passed away on New Years Day in 1953, but left a lasting impact on country music.

Municipal Auditorium, site of the Louisiana Hayride via

Last year, I curated an exhibit at the Hoole Special Collections Library called "Sounds Like Alabama" that featured Hank in a portion of the exhibit. Here is the case on Hank and Hank, Jr.

"If the good Lord's willing..." I just love this poster!

This summer, I interned at the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Hank was a prominent character in the story of country music there. Hank was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1961.
In the photo below, Hank's portrait hangs on a banner next to the wall of gold, silver and platinum albums of various country artists.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

S-ART-urday (1Canoe2 on Etsy)

1Canoe2 is a best friend duo from Missouri. Carrie Shryock and Beth Snyder create letterpress works from a big red barn in Missouri. Read more about their process and their journey as friends here. Check out some of my favorites from their print collections:

I seem to have a trend going of liking prints from various states.

View previous S-ART-urday posts: DIY Paint Chips, Tom Slaughter, Eric Carle, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Molly Mattin, Chuck Close, Robert Rauschenberg

Thursday, February 9, 2012

S-ART-urday, a little early (Molly Mattin on Etsy)

I have been a little behind in my S-ART-urday posts, so here's a S-ART-urday on Thursday.

(Everybody's working for the weekend; we're almost there!)

Check out Molly Mattin. Her funky colorful states are awesome, and her prints are very reasonably priced! One of the best parts: If you don't see your hometown, just let her know, and she will add it!