In a Shalom Life story about artist and journalist Jim Farber, he revealed a few of the things that will be featured in a Route 66 exhibit staring in May 2014 at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. The key excerpts: I talked with Jim recently in his backyard, which is only a few … Continue reading Details revealed for upcoming Route 66 exhibit at Autry Center
Category: Art
Sculpture at Avery Plaza should be unveiled next month
The delayed and long-awaited "East Meets West" sculpture at the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza in Tulsa is set to be unveiled in October, reported the Tulsa World. The bronze sculpture, which depicts two frightened carriage horses rearing up at the sight of an early car driven by Cyrus Avery and his wife, was designed by … Continue reading Sculpture at Avery Plaza should be unveiled next month
A closer look at El Trovatore Motel
This video wasn't produced by the renovated El Trovatore Motel in Kingman, Ariz., but it serves a promotional purpose for that historic Route 66 establishment well enough: https://youtu.be/MFnH8cJuotg You'll see owner Sam Frisher's latest draw -- purportedly the world's longest map of Route 66, painted right on the buildings.
Berwyn’s Spindle sculpture may be revived on Route 66
The Spindle, a long-celebrated sculpture at a shopping plaza in Berwyn, Ill., that was taken down in 2008, may return to the city at its Route 66 museum, reported Berwyn Life. The Spindle, which featured eight cars impaled on a 50-foot spike, stood at Cermak Plaza in Berwyn for nearly 20 years. Dustin Shuler's creation … Continue reading Berwyn’s Spindle sculpture may be revived on Route 66
Wilmington will buy buffalo sculpture for Route 66
The Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington, Ill., is buying a buffalo sculpture from a local folk artist's estate and may eventually install it on Route 66, reported the The Free Press of Wilmington. Noted folk artist Jack Barker of Essex, Ill., died on May 16. His family is planning to sell his unique artwork at … Continue reading Wilmington will buy buffalo sculpture for Route 66
New sign is up at Lile Art Gallery
Longtime Route 66 enthusiast Bob "Crocodile" Lile had the sign on his Lile Art Gallery painted on his building in recent days, culminating the move of his business from Sunset Art Galleries to Amarillo's Historic San Jacinto District, aka Route 66. The area also is known as the Sixth Street Historic District. Doug Quarles, an artist … Continue reading New sign is up at Lile Art Gallery
Jim Ross wins top award at Victorville Route 66 festival
Story and photos by Elrond Lawrence Jim Ross, the accomplished Route 66 writer, cartographer, speaker and photographer, was honored with the 2012 Will Rogers Award at the International Route 66 Festival awards dinner Saturday at the Green Tree Inn in Victorville, Calif. Ross, who has been exploring, mapping, photographing and writing about the Mother Road … Continue reading Jim Ross wins top award at Victorville Route 66 festival
Still tree-mendous
Longtime readers may remember a story from two years ago where Durelle Pritchard of Pontiac, Ill., decided to do something different about getting rid of a nuisance pine tree in his yard. Instead of chopping down the tree, he had a chain-saw artist whittle it into the shape of an old-fashioned gas pump. Pritchard's house sits … Continue reading Still tree-mendous
Orphaned signs in Albuquerque seen as an art project
A number of signs from long-gone Route 66 motels and businesses still stand along Central Avenue in Albuquerque, decaying in the desert sun. However, artist Ellen Babcock has forged an idea for those "orphaned" signs, reported Local IQ: “I was looking at the photographs I had taken on a walking tour we did and thought the … Continue reading Orphaned signs in Albuquerque seen as an art project
Special painting, signing event will mark Chicken Basket’s 66th year
Del Rhea's Chicken Basket, a landmark on old Route 66 in Willowbrook, Ill., is marking its 66th year. To celebrate the occasion, owner Patrick Rhea and Route 66 artist Jerry McClanahan will sign a limited edition of "66" prints of Jerry's watercolor painting of the restaurant, from noon to 3 p.m. July 29. The prints will … Continue reading Special painting, signing event will mark Chicken Basket’s 66th year