Christie's Auction of Roy & Dale Leather Painting

will ghormley · July 05, 2010, 09:41:56 AM

Christie's Auction House is sellin' the contents of the Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum. They have an online bidding on items. A friend of mine sent me a link to one of the carved leather paintings I did for the Museum. He said the estimated price was only a fraction of the original cost. Could be a great chance for a Roy & Dale fan to pick up a great piece of leather art cheep!

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&pos=1&intObjectID=5338124&sid=219f9601-016b-422c-b10e-f0939296f316

Will

JD Alan · July 05, 2010, 10:45:48 AM

That's a great portrait Will.

will ghormley · July 05, 2010, 10:55:22 AM

Thanks JD.

I liked some of the other leather I made for them better, but those were sold by the museum to raise money. Considering some of the other portraits sold for around six thousand bucks, this one looks like a great deal.

Will

St. George · July 05, 2010, 11:50:34 AM

What's more interesting to me is that 'Nellybelle' is also on the block...

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

Kid Terico · July 05, 2010, 12:09:32 PM

Will, my favorate one you did is of Roy and Trigger. It is a TRUE WORK OF ART. KT

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · July 05, 2010, 12:48:06 PM

This is special, not only do we get to see your work Will, and beautiful it is, but we get to see just who owned it, Roy and Dale will always be Heroes in my book, thanks for sharing this with us, and I bet Kid Terico bids on all of it, we'll have to see. $:-\$

will ghormley · July 05, 2010, 01:06:19 PM

Hey Kid,

That's my favorite! The 3-D longhorn, First Nations' Chiefs, and Five-Point Stars on the frame were just too much fun! And, to top it all off, I got to put Roy and Trigger in my favorite of their outfits and saddles.

Will

amin ledbetter · July 05, 2010, 02:19:29 PM

Man Will, those are beautiful!!!! Those are so so detailed!! Man you are truly an artist in every sense of the word. Man I wish I had money to spare right now!!!!

GunClick Rick · July 05, 2010, 04:03:34 PM

Awsome Will!!

Trigger is on the choppin block too..

GunClick Rick · July 05, 2010, 11:35:32 PM

You know what is really cool,we can say that we get to talk to the guy that did that work of art,my friend Ivan had a painting at the museum and i think that would be one heck of honor haveing anything you made hang in that place..Will,that is one awsome piece of work,man i love stuff like that!!Way to go sir..

David Carrico · July 06, 2010, 08:32:08 AM

I had no idea they had closed. I'm glad my family and I had the chance to visit the museum a few years ago. It's sad the collection will be broken up and in some rich man's private collection where most people won't get the chance to enjoy it. I did see a couple pieces of Will's work in the museum, that's an honor!

JD Alan · July 06, 2010, 08:53:26 AM

I'll bet ole Trigger goes for some pretty good coin. Roy and Dale were, and still are Icons to my generation, and the one before me. Maybe even the one after me.

Dale did a lot of work in her later years on Christian TV. They were with out a doubt fine people.I agree with Daivd, it's really too bad the collection is being broken up.

Thanks again Will for giving us a heads up.

will ghormley · July 06, 2010, 10:47:10 AM

Yeah, it's a cryin' shame. The family had me over while the museum was still in Cali, and once when they were just starting construction on the new place in Missouri. Never got to see the new place when it was done, and none of my kids ever got to see any of it. Oh well. Time moves on. Like Dale use to say, "There won't ever be another Roy, get over it!" But each one of us has an obligation to be a Hero in some small way to those we come in contact with. Thank about how that tradition can live through you.

Will