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 Title:
The Cheap Store
Artist:
Unknown
Commissioned
by: The Cheap Store
Location:
6840 Stony Island Avenue
Medium:
Advertising Art
Commentary:
This is one of a number of cut pieces of plywood which have been
painted to show the principal product of The Cheap Store: furniture.
They do look homey and, since they can be moved about like furniture,
kind of natural. Except for the fact that they are badly worn
and their colors are dim, they are a delightful homegrown form
of advertisement. The artist was a young man who dropped by in
1996 and offered his services. His name is long forgotten.
The Cheap Store is a huge furniture and appliance emporium. You
can find just about anything there, though sometimes deep underneath
piles of other things. Still, it comes as a surprise that among
the sofas and stereos there are quite a few pieces of African
sculpture. The fact is that the owner has a real love of beauty.
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