Melanie Taylor Kent New Orleans Portraits In The Park Start Price USD 5,999.00 Current Price USD 5,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, May 16, 2008 End Time Friday, May 23, 2008 Location Florence, Alabama See more about 'Melanie Taylor Kent New Orleans Portraits In The Park' Description Melanie Taylor Kent New Orleans Portraits In The Park Melanie Taylor Clark New Orleans Portraits In The Park.  Limited Edition, Hand signed and numbered 14 of 75! Condition is Excellent! This famous artist's limited edition mixed media print is titled numbered and signed by the Artist, Melanie Taylor Kent. Throughout the work are characterizations of famous arists, inventors, expolorers, and other noted citizens of the world. It was purchased at the Hanson Gallery in Sausilito in 1986 and valued at $4000 in 1993~This is offered in its original razor cut balloon shapes decorative matting designed/specified by Melanie Taylor Kent herself. Frame is 37 x 41, and the print itself is approximately 22 x 32."  Shipping cost includes insurance.A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Melanie Taylor Kent lived most of her life in Southern California and studied with many artists. She was a winner of a National Art Competition at twelve. After graduating from the UCLA School of Art she was an art teacher in Los Angeles for a few years and in about 1980 she started a publishing company, and introduced a series of art chronicling Americana by with her now famous street scenes and other famous events. Some of her works have been licensed to Warner Bros., Disney and Hanna-Barbera. Melanie Taylor Kent is one of the most treasured and collected painters living and painting today. In just a few years she has achieved recognition as "the artist of famous celebrations, streets, and landmarks of America". She combines her art talent and love of history with a whimsical imagination to produce images of brilliant and vivid colors, yet informative because of Melanie's attention to detail and quest for authenticity. Melanie's serigraphs are noted for the famous personalities that delight and challenge collectors to identify them. Melanie was the first artist to be licensed by the Walt Disney Company to portray Disney theme parks in limited edition prints. Melanie has been selected as the official artist of the LA Dodgers and the 30th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. Melanie was selected as the official artist of the 50th anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz", the 15th anniversary of "Star Wars" and the 10th anniversary of "E.T.". Melanie's depiction of the 1984 Olympics, "Let the Games Begin", was licensed by the US Olympic Committee. Most of Kent's limited edition works are done as serigraphs, utilizing as many as 200 separate color plates and heavy,acid free archival papers. The production values complement these terrific works, which are collected worldwide. Place a Bid!