Just a Modern Guy

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Charleston artist Felix Krasyk will be releasing limited edition prints of six of his 1950’s paintings on Friday, November 27th, during this month’s Downtown Charleston ArtWalk at The Purple Moon.
Felix Krasyk spent the period of 1952 to 1959 in New York City working and learning textile design. He spent his days working at B. Altman’s and [...]

From the Coffee Brewing Institute - 1961

The Purple Moon will be closed today, Tuesday January 27th, due to snow and ice.
If you have to go out - be safe.

Morning at South Carolina Red Dot Store - C. Hamsher - 2008
Liquor or “package” stores in South Carolina are prohibited from utilizing signage telling what they sell so for years have utilized large red dots.  I remembered this from years ago but thought maybe this had changed with the times. On my last drive through [...]

#8020L & 8020S Penguin Figurines - Blenko Glass - 1980
What’s not to love.

The Purple Moon to show artist’s 1968 psychedelic mural.

Make Love, Not War - Hank Keeling - 1968
In the summer of 1967, while teaching at Marshall University, artist Hank Keeling began work on a three piece mural to chronicle the tumultuous times. Originally planned for use on Marshall’s campus the work was deemed by University officials [...]

Chrome Corn Set - Chase Brass & Copper Co. - 1934 - Designed by Russel Wright
This set and I recently crossed paths and I just couldn’t let it go by. I had seen this often in books and had run across pieces of it over the years but this was the first intact set I had come [...]

“Gravel Art” Mosaic - artist unknown - circa 1957
The mid-20th Century in America brought about many changes - social, political, and economic. The American middle-class flourished and began buying, among other things, art that was being mass produced.
Some call it kitschy, some call it crass, I just love most of it.
Take the “gravel art” piece [...]

As I begin this blog I thought it might be a good idea to share a bit about myself.
I am an avid collector of 20th Century modern design and art.  My wife and I are the owners of The Purple Moon in Charleston, WV - the state’s only mid-century modern gallery.  The shop is an [...]