Friends, acquaintances, fellow artists, relatives, collaborators and the merely curious -- they all attended the "Goodbye to Harry Lyrico" event at the gallery Pirate: Contemporary Art on 2/2/19. People exchanged stories about the at times good-natured and other times combative Harry Lyrico. Tamales and sandwiches, beer and wine were consumed. The art of Larry Hubbell/Harry Lyrico graced the walls. It was a memorable send-off for an unforgettable and legendary, Denver presence.
And ye shall know him by the quality of those who joined together on his behalf: SusanV. and Reed Weimer (who both shared their collections of Harry's art), Chandler Romeo, W. Eric Davidson, Maggie Kyle, Kaet Reeves, Joe Higgins, Victor Proulx, Susy Johnson, Jean B. Smith, Jerry Simpson, Gregory Daurer, Thomas Scharfenberg, Mark Sink, Richard Florence, Stan Yan, Bob Conway, Matt O'Neill, Grant Williams, and, of course, Pirate's own Phil Bender, among others.
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Detail from work.
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Dragon and dinosaur.
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Rocky Mountain News spoof: "We're Number Three: Denver is ranked behind New York and Los Angeles in American witchcraft. Celebrating sorcerers are seen at the solar fountain downtown."
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Chandler Romeo and Reed Weimer stand beside Harry's portrait of them.
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Battle skulls.
Joe Higgins, SusanV, Susy Johnson, Jean B. Smith, and Jerry Simpson stand beside Harry's skull imagery.
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Entering Denver.
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Cheesman Park.
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Richard Florence next to shrine containing James C. Kelly's early '80s portrait of Harry.
Harry Lyrico by James C. Kelly of Mad Lab Studio.
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Mark Sink Poloroid of Harry as part of shrine.
Harry Lyrico by Mark Sink, 1992.
Matt O'Neill, Mark Sink, and Thomas Scharfenberg.
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Kosmic Kat.
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Jungle scene.
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Victor Proulx reads Harry's essay "Form And Intertia" from the publication Point.
"Form and Inertia."
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Publisher Bob Conway (Phantasy Press) holds a copy of his publication White Boy Goes to Hell by Harry Lyrico.
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Leaving Denver with a little less magic, Goodbye to Harry Lyrico.
(Note the little green people in foreground of illustration.)
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Let the celebration continue!
