Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Jim Russell

Chanteuse

Singer Michele Richard was a French singer for one of the official theme songs for EXPO 67. She exemplifies the provocative and sexy 1960’s silhouette, and the prevalence of “girl watching” at EXPO 67. I did two versions of this piece to explore more versus less saturated backgrounds to see what would create the most compelling image. The image is derived from a 1967 album cover. 48”x60” ink on paper.

“Chanteuse is part of a series of 22 pieces for my Ahead By A Century series about EXPO 67.”