I have that poster in my garage and have always wondered where I can see th e original. Anyone know where it is?
Guy Apple Palo Alto CA
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>From: Stronglight49@aol.com
>Sent: Oct 7, 2007 7:06 AM
>To: r.clair@cox.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re [CR] Ed Hopper Exhibit ...
>
>Robert,
> I remember the painting well. Cyclist sitting in the side box wearing
a
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>red jersey... small french flag and a thermos on top... bikes parked at t
he
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>side. Late 1930s as I recall. I always liked that painting too. I alwa
ys
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>wondered what the racer was thinking at the time... just staring straight
a
>head
>with dark eyes in the painting.
>
> I seem to recall once hearing that it was allegedly modeled on the fam
ou
>s
>French racer Alfred Letourner, who was known as \u201cLe Diable Rouge
>\u201d for his
>favorite attire - a red jersey. But, I don't know if Hopper himself had e
ve
>r
>really confirmed this, although Hopper was indeed a bike racing fan who d
id
>
>frequent the big races at Madison Square Garden during that era.
>
> In the early 1940s Letourner would set a motor paced speed record behi
nd
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>a race car... something around 108 mph.
>
> So, How large is the original painting? I've only seen a number of
>reproductions - and in a multitude of sizes.
>
>
>BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA
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