Pee Wee Russell's Paintings

[Chuck Nessa]

I now possess 2 of his artworks - anyone have any special knowledge of his paintings?

[Chuck Nessa]

 

[JSngry]

Nice. How did they come your way? 

[gmonahan]

Pee Wee Russell was an expressionist painter?! I kind of like the one on the right. Like all those nice box sets in back of the paintings too!

 

[JSngry]

This was his:

[Chuck Nessa]

Yes Pee Wee painted the impulse cover.

There are around 90 paintings by him.

These were in Terry Martin's collection and his sons gave them to me.

The horizontal painting is #45. titled The Crab, painted in August, 1966.

The other one is #77, titled Turmoil, painted in February, 1967.

I believe Terry got these from the estate of Marian McPartland.

Edited September 29, 2023 by Chuck Nessa

[jazztrain]

Chuck,

There was an exhibit of artwork by Pee Wee Russell and George Wettling (who had studied with Stuart Davis) at Wilkes College in 1986.  The exhibition booklet is available here:  https://www.wilkes.edu/about-wilkes/arts/sordoni-art-gallery/past-exhibitions/_assets/_pdf_archives/1986-April-27-Pee-Wee-Russelland-Geaorge-Wettling.pdf.  There's some useful information there about his paintings.

I have a copy as well as a copy of the exhibition poster.

Jon

[Chuck Nessa]

12 minutes ago, jazztrain said:

Chuck,

There was an exhibit of artwork by Pee Wee Russell and George Wettling (who had studied with Stuart Davis) at Wilkes College in 1986.  The exhibition booklet is available here:  https://www.wilkes.edu/about-wilkes/arts/sordoni-art-gallery/past-exhibitions/_assets/_pdf_archives/1986-April-27-Pee-Wee-Russelland-Geaorge-Wettling.pdf.  There's some useful information there about his paintings.

I have a copy as well as a copy of the exhibition poster.

Jon

Thanks.

[Ed S]

I was only able to see the painting that is the album cover.  I like it a lot.  I did a search for more of his art and came up with this one entitled "Audience"

 

 

Nice work, IMO

 

 

 

Here's a few more:

 

 

 

 

Who knew?

 

Nice stuff.  Interesting.

Edited October 9, 2023 by Ed S

[Chuck Nessa]

For some reason my pic of the 2 paintings is gone - I found these images of them at https://www.estatesales.net/NY/Port-Washington/11050/669141

Edited October 9, 2023 by Chuck Nessa

[Ken Dryden]

Bob Haggart was also some a painter, some of his paintings appeared on album covers for some of the Jazzology albums.

Marian McPartland told me that Haggart sent her a painting he did of Jimmy McPartland and the bassist died either while it was in transit or just after Marian received it. 

[jlhoots]

3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

For some reason my pic of the 2 paintings is gone - I found these images of them at https://www.estatesales.net/NY/Port-Washington/11050/669141

Looks like he may have "influenced" Roscoe's paintings.

[Chuck Nessa]

3 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Looks like he may have "influenced" Roscoe's paintings.

Nah!

 

[jlhoots]

8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Nah!

 

You would know.

[Big Beat Steve]

Pee Wee Russell as seen by George Wettling (and as published by Eddie Condon in his "Scrapbook of Jazz"): 😁