akjoseph's Profile
| Display Name: | akjoseph |
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| Member Since: | 9/15/09 |
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"You have too many white walls. More colour is wanted. You should have such men as Whistler among you to teach you the beauty and joy of colour...[I]f the simple and unaided colour strike the right keynote, the whole conception is made clear. I regard Mr. Whistler's famous Peacock Room as the finest thing in colour and art decoration which the world has known since Correggio painted that wonderful room in Italy where the little children are dancing on the walls." Apartment Therapy New York | Abigail's 'Victorian Peacock' Room for Color - East #16 |
10/12/09 8:30 PM |
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Thanks all for your lovely comments! re: the chair -- yes, the reference is absolutely to that Neal Cassady! In fact, when I bought the chair, the story was that it was *in fact* a seat from the "Further" bus of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters fame. I have never quite believed that that was true, but nonetheless, it makes for a very intriguing object... Apartment Therapy New York | Abigail's 'Victorian Peacock' Room for Color - East #16 |
10/12/09 2:48 PM |
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Thanks Wabi -- the chair is painted but I am not sure by whom; I got it at a yard sale a few years ago. Apartment Therapy New York | Abigail's 'Victorian Peacock' Room for Color - East #16 |
10/12/09 12:22 PM |
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Thanks to both of you! re: the creature on the settee -- haha! it is actually my friends' little dog, Darla, a terrier-chihuahua (we think) mix -- but she does not quite come across clearly in this photo, it's true, and definitely does resemble a plus-sized raccoon! I am sure that is what we'll be calling her from now on... Apartment Therapy New York | Abigail's 'Victorian Peacock' Room for Color - East #16 |
10/12/09 10:57 AM |
