Larry Shapin and Ladonna Nicolas feature the works of local artists in their Louisville, Kentucky, home.
The unique character of their collection is that it began with a Louisville artist when Larry purchased his first painting in 1975 and has continued to focus on artists from Kentucky, from 17-year-old high school artists to an artist who is 99. Even Larry’s new car was built in Kentucky.
Art also had a role in the couple getting together. When Larry brought Ladonna to the house to see his collection about 17 years ago he showed her a sculpture he had bought 25 years ago. She told him she had been the model for the sculpture. It was destiny! Ladonna shared his love for art. “At the time, I was buying one or two pieces a year,” Larry explains. “Lately, we’ve been buying one piece a week.” “And we’re not going to stop,” Ladonna adds.
Larry’s first piece was Mary Ann Currier’s Frilly Lilies. “The woman I was dating at the time wanted to go to an art opening. I had never been to one,” Larry says. “I liked the painting, but it was $500 and I didn’t have $500. But I worked out a deal with Mary Ann to pay her $30 a month. When she died last year, she was a close friend and Kentucky’s most famous contemporary artist.”
この記事は American Art Collector の December 2018 版に掲載されています。
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