John makes truly breathtaking prints, my favorite of which may be his portraits. John's work has been displayed all over the world and is included in the permanent collections of many museums, including the Portland Art Museum.
While wandering around John's studio, this sketch immediately caught my eye.
Here's a closer look...
What's that? A bow tie?!
Turns out, the sketch is from a photograph in John's father's 1928 Flathead High School yearbook. (Flathead is a county in northwest Montana near Glacier National Park.) John showed me the yearbook, which was full of pictures of dapper young men in bow ties (and lovely young ladies with the most amazing bob hairdos and drop-waist dresses.)
Here's the subject himself, who apparently was a star member of the Flathead Debate Team and 1928 reigning district champion for oration. Not bad!
I returned home after my visit to John's studio even more excited about our new bow ties, especially those in wool plaids like the ones sported by the Flathead High School class of 1928.
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