tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post114043787682567313..comments2024-03-28T12:12:53.989-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Stan Galli (1912- )leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-61221110338043133282009-10-10T00:48:09.166-04:002009-10-10T00:48:09.166-04:00Mr Stan Galli passed away this past spring (2009)Mr Stan Galli passed away this past spring (2009)DYLANESQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358181396578536644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-81241671049529505552008-04-11T05:44:00.000-04:002008-04-11T05:44:00.000-04:00My father died back in 1985 and we packed up a bun...My father died back in 1985 and we packed up a bunch of his belongings (he was a pack rat) and put them in storage. Well, I was recently going thru some of the boxes (over 20 years later) and came across an old Air Force magazine (Strato Scope 1957). I almost threw it out as there was so much stuff to go thru but my father had retired from the Air Force (he had also served as a Marine earlier) and I figured he saved the magazine for a reason. So I opened it up and on the inside cover was an illustration. I recognized the man right away as my dad! (no wonder he saved it...LOL)<BR/><BR/>The likeness was incredible and I was surprised I had never seen it before. On the bottom of the drawing/illustration was a brief bio of the subject (dad) and a signature of the artist (Stan Galli). On the very bottom it advertised an article entitled "Men or Machines?" on page 25. The article was about Mr. Galli doing art work at Air Force bases across England (my dad was stationed in England at the time).<BR/><BR/>Then tonight I was going through another box that contained a bunch of old photographs. One of the pictures is of Mr. Galli doing the illustration as my father posed for him. I was quite pleased and even more impressed with Mr. Galli's skill (The drawing and picture match perfectly). I will most definitely be framing the magazine illustration along with the photograph (what a nice find).<BR/><BR/>The find peeked my interest so I "Googled" Mr. Galli to see what I could find. So here I am! From what I can tell, Mr. Galli is still living? I wonder if there is anyway to contact him or his family? It sure would be nice to see if I could track down the original.<BR/><BR/>Kelly Neuner<BR/>Kellyconrad123@gmail.comKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577522428173408240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-44426245332570718732007-12-10T11:53:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:53:00.000-05:00I is great that you are honoring Stan Galli inn th...I is great that you are honoring Stan Galli inn this way. My parents were friends of his and his wife Fran And my brother and I were friends with their sons, Tim and Tom.They lived in a lovely house in Kenfield, CA (Marin County). My dad posed for Stan several times for car commercial, I think. Once, in 1958, Stan was illustrating "The Ugly American" for a "Saturday Evening Post" serial. Stan build step in the back yard, and my dad in a bathing suit sprawled in the steps and I wearing a chom san (sp?) and carrying a parasol, bent over him. <BR/><BR/>David Hall was kind enough to track down the image for me in a Saturday Evening Post. Here is his info if anyone wants to communicate with him.<BR/>David Hall<BR/> <BR/>Plan59 / Juniper Gallery / Shorpy<BR/> <BR/>www.plan59.com<BR/>www.junipergallery.com<BR/>www.shorpy.com<BR/> <BR/>12210 #340 Fairfax Towne Center<BR/>Fairfax, Virginia 22033<BR/> <BR/>703-818-9660Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com