The Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue, immortalized by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the 1948 musical film, has been a New York tradition since the mid-1800's. What began as an after-church event for the well-to-do, most of the parade's participants today have an anything-goes attitude. None-the-less, the scattered sparks of creative brilliance, combined with the easy-going nature of this particular event, makes me look forward to it every year. The theme for each year's hand-painted straw hat is the city itself,
Commissions are welcome.
AMNH meet The Met - on the rooftop wearing hat celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the American Museum of Natural History
AMNH - Hayden Planetarium 2019
AMNH - interior - Hall of Ocean Life 2019
Hall of Ocean Life - detail 2019
New York Neon 2018
Pa pa pa paya - New York Neon hat interior 2018
The Quintessential Q: The New Second Avenue Subway 2017
The Second Avenue Subway, hat interior 2017
For City Lore, 30th Anniversary 2016
For City Lore. 30th Anniversary - interior 2016
The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station NYC Landmarks Law 50th Anniversary 2015
Penn Station - hat interior detail
World's Fair in Queens, 1964 - Unisphere Hat 2014
World's Fair 50th Anniversary 2014
100th Anniversary of the 1913 Armory Show, New York City
Interior of Armory Anniversary Hat 2013
Rockfeller Center International Building 2010
Por Toi - Rockefeller Center 2010
The Art of The Met - Viewing Van Gogh 2009
Portrait with William - Metropolitan Hat 2009
Metropolitan Hat interior - detail 2009
Good For One Fare - Bittersweet Homage to The Token's Retirement 2002
A Walk Around Central Park 2002
For William and Walter and the Chrysler Building 2007
Times Square - 100 Year Anniversary, 2007
Times Square - hat interior 2007
Coney Forever, Forever Coney 2007
All The Pretty Horses - The Central Park Carousel 2007
Tavern On The Green
Tavern On The Green - detail
Tavern On The Green - Trophy for Most Beautiful Hat
Fair Well Fulton - The Fulton Fish Market Leaves Manhattan 2005
Last Stop Grand Central 2011
Grand Central - detail - exterior Tiffany clock 2011
Grand Central - hat interior of Grand Central celestial ceiling 2011
Grand Central Ceiling - detail 2011
Bronx Conservatory Gardens 2012
Bronx Conservatory Gardens 10th Anniversary Orchid Show 2012
Cindy and Me, with My Botanical Hat, at MoMA 2012
Bronx Consevatory Garden 2012
