On this blog you'll find text about and by Tony Mafia, the painter, the musician and regularly his paintings. He always felt his work was better than he himself was and it may lighten our heart looking at his legacy. Tony Mafia was born on August 4 in 1931 and died on the 10th of May 1999. His work though is alive. His painting career started at the young age of eight when he received a scholarship for the Chicago Art Institute where he learned to draw in the classes for grown ups. When at age nine the lessons included drawing after a model and some of them nude, the priests of Lawrence Hall, Indian Home for Boys in Chicago, didn't particularly like that... He roamed the world spending the last eight years of his life between his studio in Hoboken, Belgium and Chloride in the desert of Arizona.
The painting is 'Shipwreck' painted late autumn 1998 in Hoboken, shown in Lineart in Ghent, Belgium in December 1998.
9 comments:
In 't heetst van de woestijn! Goed zo! Misschien vindt Tony de blog wel beter dan hij zichzelf vindt...beter dan zijn schilderijen, dat kan bijna niet.
Thank you for making a space for Tony and his work. The colors look good, can't wait to see this grow.
The only thing it needs is more. Of course, more will not be enough.
Enjoy (as we will) your taak de beminnen.
Gefeliciteerd Annmarie met dit begin. Het blogformat is bij uitstek hiervoor geschikt. Zo is en blijft het allemaal dynamisch en bovendien is het gemakkelijk bij te houden. Ik zal het allemaal met veel belangstelling blijven volgen. Het zou geweldig zijn, wanneer de talloze bezitters van een van Tony´s werken in de gelegenheid worden gesteld een afbeelding te uploaden.
Hartelijke groet,
Gijsbert Hesselink
Thank you for making this blog for Tony. I met him in the late 1950's in Greenwich Village where he was hustling his paintings. My husband, the artist Mark Cheka, and I knew him in L.A. in the 60's and 70's. The last time I saw Tony was in the early to mid 70's at Canter's Deli on Faifax in L.A. I am happy to hear that although we lost contact that he thrived for many more years. I don't have any paintings by Tony, although I may have a painting that Mark did of him. Thanks, everyone, for sharing all the memories.
I have acquired a tony Mafia print, framed of years gone by. It is a picture of two ultra orthodox Jews. Send me a link or write to me so I can submit the photo. Harold Black Contact: Haroldblack@hotmail.com
I have a large original painting for sale by Tony Mafia. Kathiemarie@ymail.com
I have a large original painting for sale by Tony Mafia. Kathiemarie@ymail.com
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