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    Old 06-07-2012, 09:56 PM
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    And IMHO, absolutely stunning! Last night on "Antiques Roadshow", they went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art & looked at this picture. I love B & W photographs anyway, but this one just took my breath away. I really want a copy of this print for my sewing studio (which is done in B & W anyway). This is a picture (taken around 1920, I think) of Georgia O'Keefe's hands done as part of a series by her husband, Alfred Steiglitz. I believe the exact name of it is "Hands with Thimble". I know this copy is sort of sepia-tonied but the original looked to be B & W. Like I said, this isn't a quilt per se but I think it's appropriate for this thread. Do you love it or what?

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    Old 06-07-2012, 10:03 PM
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    I think I posted that picture upside-down. Actually, I think the print is flipped (the writing at the bottom looks backwards to me). Let's try this again.

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    Old 06-07-2012, 10:04 PM
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    I do love it!
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    Old 06-07-2012, 10:21 PM
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    Either way, it's a gorgeous print!
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    Old 06-07-2012, 11:23 PM
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    Wouldn't this be amazing done in thread painting by Hollis Chaterlain?!

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    Beautiful....I love black & white or sepia....coloured photographs don't seem to have as much depth somehow.
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    Wow! Just add some liver spots, and the hands look like mine!! lol
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    Old 06-08-2012, 06:25 AM
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    I do love it
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    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 07:52 AM
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    Love it - will look great in your sewing room
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