~WALTER ROBINSON . . catalog signing / Max Fish

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WALTER ROBINSON . . at a pop-up catalog signing of his retrospective museum show . . curated by BARRY BLINDERMAN of the University Galleries of Illinois State University.

I believe at that time, Nov 8, 2015 – all Walter knew was that the show was going to travel on to Philadelphia, for a spin – and this was a way to get his catalog & some sense of the show . . out to his friends in NYC.

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Walter’s longtime & devoted ‘squeeze’ . . LISA ROSEN, with LOUIE FLEZK.
some of you may know Louie as the cameraman on the infamous Kostabi cable tv game show: Name That Painting.

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JOHN AHEARN and CHARLES McGILL.
the event took place at the newly re-positioned but still looks the same, MAX FISH BAR in the Lower East Side.

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CHARLIE AHEARN and CARLO McCORMICK.

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JANE DICKINSON . . who did the great New Year’s Eve tile mosaic in the Times Sq subway station.

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RICK PROL.

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TOM OTTERNESS . . y’all know his subway stop – 14th St !!!!

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Simon’s sister, HELENE CERIGO LUPATKIN, MD . . who lent Walter’s early, 1982 . . ‘Revenge’ painting – to the show, and she owns quite a few others, as well.

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WALTER ROBINSON . . signing catalogs.
he sold out the entire lot that he had on hand, a good-sized carton box full.
they were $35 a pop.

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this one was for Helene, who had brought the copy she had received as a loaner to the show.

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WALTER seemed to be having a great time . . and why, not ?

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WALTER ROBINSON . . ‘Revenge’, 1982, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in.
Helene’s loan, which she had purchased from her brother SIMON CERIGO RIP, who had purchased it directly, from METRO PICTURES.
way back in the day, 1982 !!

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me and SIMON . . also were the first owners of this one.
WALTER ROBINSON, ‘A Matter of Taste’, 1985.
acrylic on canvas. 50 x 25 in.

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH