photos of visual artist B. F. Postel

Barbara Frances Postel
Photo Album

due to ftp problems this page is an experiment under construction

1968 photo's, Bear Skin Rug at Georgettes' apartment,
Rockefeller Mansion 64th and Fifth N.Y.C.
Photos taken just before moving to Sicily.

Henri Bendel's Vernisage, sold my miniature animal paintings {painted in reverse on 2x3" glass) Italian gold leafed frames.
Henri Bendels' on 57th. street was also my favorite place to shop.At the time I was at the Art Students League, and living on 79st. off Park Ave.

A lifelong love of swimming and athletics
also into glamour and showing off my great bod. Designed and altered my clothes before they were in style.



Miami Beach 60's                                Rudi Gernrich bathing suit                         Peurto Rico

Puerto Rico with Georgette

When I got the news that I had won the McDowell Traveling Scholarhip. Immediatly I planned on moving to Ibezia,but things changed abourd the Michael Angello with a Drunken roomie from NYC.

Told the captain to remove my things from the hold I would not be getting off with "little Ceasa". Told the last stop was Palermo, Sicily. OK! I'll take it. We then stopped in Genoa and Naples first, not me. The next year I moved to Marseille, another place I had visited. Raymond spoke Spanish so I had someone that I could communicate with while learning French. Marseille was another Winner place.

Marseille, France

Raymond 1969
Marseille, France

Me on Ferry
Went to the Chateau d'If isle almost daily
by the mail boat to paint.

Going back Home to New York City by Crgo was
great. The Captain was facinating and an MD, to boot.
He had evicted a man in Marseille due to his medical condition, which enabled me to get a cabin. It was the best boat experience I ever had. The captain offered me a Sparks job, which I declined.

The Concordia Sky Cargo Ship Nov 69
from Marseille, France. me 3rd from left with Captain
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Samson at the Paladium NYC
World Limbo Champ
I beat him up outside the Palladium thentracked him down to Spanish Harlem at his Aunt's place. At a sibway stop ther He hocked my TV from my East 72nd streeet apartment, to get out his Bongo Drums.

Samson gave me the wrong answer when I asked him why he did it.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Friends early 1960's. Lolita 4th blonde left row.....wild fun.

Nadine Lewis and Chris Ingham
First Tenants in Pt. Pleasant 1974
and their hideout for a year.

Nadine's husband was gunning for her and Chris had dynamited his last residence next door to a Pig farm. Nadine later went back to her husband and Chris married Nadines daughter.....later becoming Maine neighbors.

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Sterling Spadea (artist friend) and Mad Chris contemplating fireplace construction.
After the Neighbor-Police event, Sterling took the couple into his Estate in Pipersville, to do extensive gutter repair in exchange for rent.

Pt. Pleasant.

Mad "Dynamite" Chris Ingham

(Norristown State Hospistal releasie)
Pt. Pleasant Barn floor stove 1974. We had a few screaming encounters, some public.

He taught me stone work . He later shot at neighbors who called in the State Police riot squad. The neighbors were chronic complainers who wanted a shoot out.

What seems to be the problem officers? I asked. Since I did not want the police invading my property I mentioned Chris's past phychiatric confinement and promised I would ask him for his shotguns, since he was crying on my porch. When I got back I did ask Chris for his shotguns.

He responded No! and I said OK.