Art Opportunities Monthly Gallery Presents:

Colleen Hammond

Colleen Hammond 		I often use an old family photo as a reference for a painting. This is my sister sitting on the top of our couch holding her Zippy the Chimp doll.

Zippy Monkey dolls were collectible cuddly toys produced by a number of firms, most notably by the Rushton company in the 1950s, with reissues in the 60s and 70s.

Zippy was a real life Monkey on the popular children’s television series, Howdy Doody, which ran from 1947 to 1960..

 image © by artist 2015 
An Afternoon With Zippy, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 x 30  in.
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