“The Heart of the Whitebird: The Art of Tomie dePaola” was an exhibition, October 17 - December 31, 1999, at the William Benton Museum of Art at the University of Connecticut.
Tomie named his home in Wilmot Flat, NH, and his company Whitebird. The white bird - the dove - had divine symbolism that was important to Tomie. He was also inspired by the San Francisco band, formed in the 1960s, called It’s a Beautiful Day, and their song “White Bird.”
Photograph Copyright by Jon Gilbert Fox. This photograph is one of a series of photographs of Tomie featuring SOME of Tomie’s Converse high-top sneakers. (Bob )
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