A friends sculpture work from the 70's....

 I was recently in contact with a classmate of mine from SMS  in Springfield who is now living in Russia but traveling in Texas to keep his citizenship intact. I had no money above living expenses while a student but was working for Don Sothern and told him he should go to the Art Auction the art department was holding. He went and bought sculpture piece from Frank Williams that I really wished I could have. I have always felt that it was a piece that marked times in attitude and style. Don put it in his studio. About ten years later I dropped in the studio to see Don and saw the sculpture and commented on how much I liked it. "Wanna buy it ", he said. I knew how much he paid for it so I offered him about a hundred less. He then exclaimed that he paid 100 dollars more  than I was offering so I added a hundred and he took it. That was about 1970 and I've had it ever sense. While in Springfield Frank had a leather shop a couple of blocks fro9m Dons studio. I dropped in and bought a bottle bound in leather with part of the previous nights meal and named it dinner bottle. As seen below..........Long live the 70's....