“1977”

24” x 48” acrylic on canvas, unframed with painted sides (frame not necessary)

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While it may be remembered by many as the year of Star Wars, many other things happened in 1977. Elvis died. So did Bing, Groucho and Charlie Chaplin. Jimmy Carter was sworn in as our 39th president and Alex Haley’s Roots became TV’s first blockbuster miniseries. Happy Days was the top rated TV show in America and the last episode of Mary Tyler Moore aired that spring. 1977 was also the year of the world’s worst airline disaster ever and Apple Computer incorporated. Over 76,000 saw Led Zeppelin in the Silverdome and alternative music’s The Clash and Sex Pistols released debut albums. Hit films Annie Hall, Good Bye Girl, Close Encounters, The Spy Who Loved Me, Smokey and the Bandit and Saturday Night Fever were released too, Mr. George Lucas! This painting celebrates all of this, as well as the event so many Oregonians remember to this day… when the Portland Trails Blazers won the NBA Championship, led by Bill Walton. I used image transfer/collage technique to help return to this momentous and nostalgic time. Have fun interpreting!