Clayton Girl

One of Dick's doodles during his High School Days.

Tony Wons

Tony Wons was a radio personality. He read plays and poetry and somehow came to the attention of Hallmark greetings cards. In 1938 they sponsored a program that led in to the early 1940s Tony's Scrap Book. It was popular enough that a book based on the program stayed in print thru 1944. The program featured Tony Wons chatting with listeners, sharing sentiments from Hallmark cards, and ending the program with: "Look on the back for the identifying mark a Hallmark card." The shows were syndicated on CBS.

Charlotte Greenwood

Through Hallmark, Dick had the opportunity to meet Charlotte Greenwood.

Sponsored by Pepsodent and later Hallmark Cards, The Charlotte Greenwood Show, a situation comedy that ran from 1941 to 1946, was originally a summer stand in for the Bob Hope Show. After enjoying a highly popular summer, the show went on to enjoy five years on the air.

Frances Charlotte Greenwood (June 25, 1890 – December 28, 1977) was an American actress and dancer. Born in Philadelphia, Greenwood started in vaudeville, and starred on Broadway, movies and radio. Standing around six feet tall, she was best known for her long legs and high kicks. She earned the unique praise of being, in her words, the "...only woman in the world who could kick a  giraffe in the eye." she ia also known for her role in the movie Oklahoma.

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Helen Braunschweiger - Early Morning-Palm Desert

When my mother passed away one of the many sympathy cards that my father received was from a talented painter and contemporary of Dick's, Helen Braunschweiger. Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indio were favorite locations for both these painters.

South Of The Boarder Betty

A wonderful photograph of my mother donning a sombrero. She did have a brother that lived in Albuquerque New Mexico. It may have been taken there.

G. H. Packwood manufacturing Co.

While searching through a box of my father's memorabilia I was astonished to find out that he worked for G. H. Packwood Manufacturing Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, prior to working for the Hallmark Co. He was a salesman and as I discovered, a cartoonist/graphic designer.

This is just one of many cartoons that were used for the company's various brochures and advertisements.

Gallery Signage

This poster hung in Dick's painting studio which was located in the basement of our tri-level house in Pacific Palisades. It was cold and damp and often flooded during rainy periods.

Artist In Studio

I can't remember my father sporting a tie while paint, but I was the youngest and styles became more relaxed as the sixties gave way to the seventies...

Brochure Centerfold Enlargment

This enlargement shows a crowded market place with many figures. I envision Olvera Street in Los Angeles as it may have appeared in the late 1800's

Early Brochure

This brochure probably dates from the mid to late sixties. Notice the pipe and that he used Richard instead of Dick. His career with the Hallmark  was still in full swing. Dick painted in the evenings when ever possible and on weekends as free time allotted.