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 BEFORE TELEVISION - 14 x 20 - charcoal on paper - $1500
Before everyone had a television people had to entertain themselves. Friends would frequently gather at each others house to party, play games, dine, and otherwise socialize. This group of men is putting on their own vaudeville skit. Their costumes consist of long-johns, sofa cushions, and lampshades - of which they seem to be one short. - William F Mahan
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BLUE POINT RIDERS - 24 x 20 - acrylic on canvas - $1750
For most Americans in 1938 World War II was still confined to disturbing headlines and movie newsreels. Young adults set about enjoying their youth while they still could, much like these motorcyclists known as the Blue Point Riders. - William Mahan
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HARD TIMES - 20 x 24 - acrylic on canvas - $1750
A sleep-out is not always a fun time for the family. Sometimes it just means you can't pay the rent. Opportunities were hard to come by during the Great Depression of the 1930s. But when they came we made the best of them. - Bill Mahan
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LANEY - 50 x 33 - acrylic on canvas - $4300
Laney on a Cannon Mountain overlook in New Hampshire circa 1940. Behind her is the Presidential Mountain Range, all part of the great White Mountain range in New Hampshire. - William F Mahan
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THE LOVERS - 11 x 14 - acrylic on canvas - $1800
It's in the eyes and in the smile. This is how lovers look from the outside. To see how they feel on the inside see "Tingles" which is located on the page titled "Unreal". - William Mahan
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PACKARD COMING - 33 x 30 - acrylic on canvas - $2500
In the 1930s nothing said luxury like a Packard. If you were driving one of these you weren't just on your way, you had arrived. Decades later the Packard is just a vague memory, replaced by different icons under an ever searching spotlight. - Bill Mahan
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