Mother Road
This torso was perfect for the Mother Road. Images include Burma Shave signs, old Rt.66 icons, and maps showing the road.
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Comment by Margo Garrison on July 26, 2011 at 10:31am -
I can't believe I saw this. My latest painting has a record in it! I love this...wonderful!
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Comment by Katherine Pippin Pauley on July 25, 2011 at 8:35am -
The Mother Road
I live on Route 66 and have used actual old maps and images from Route 66 restaurants, hotels, and signs to fill in the figure. The record on top is Route 66, the ribbon around the top of the neck says "Mother Road". The line of road down the front and back is a close up of the route in Illinois (where I live).
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