I have a broodmare that is tail female to native street, she has already produced a stakewinner (Determinato) and 3 winners from 3 to race! Love that line! I also have her daughter that will become a brrodmare this season. If you ever want to sell that painting, lol!

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I just realized that I never followed up with you all with news of what I learned about my painting of Beaver Street after I took it to Antique Roadshow last June! I am so, so sorry to keep you all hanging.

I must be blind as a bat because it turns out Angie Draper's signature is smack dab on the left bottom face of painting clear as day. I obviously didn't look at painting in a well lit room previously! Anyhow, the AR appraiser spent barely one minute looking up artist name and could find nothing online about Angie Draper telling me artist wasn't famous. So, needless to say, I left a little discouraged but when I came home and looked her up myself that same day, I discovered that Angie Draper is alive and well and fairly well known as an equine artist still living in Ocala, Florida! Atleast she was still alive as of Oct. 2009 per these articles -http://www.ocala.com/article/20091017/articles/910171009 (mentioned on pg. 3) AND


http://www.ocala.com/article/20030914/N ... ?p=1&tc=pg (mentioned on pg.2)


Apparently, Angie Draper is best known for her illustrations included in Walter Farley's "Man O' War" and several "Black Stallion" books:


Man O’War. (illustrated by Angie Draper) New York: Random House, 1962. New edition. New York: Random House, 1983.
http://www.ttmd.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php? ... 0394860152


The Black Stallion’s Ghost. (illustrated by Angie Draper) New York: Random House, 1969.
http://www.ttmd.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php? ... 0679869506


The Black Stallion and the Girl. (illustrated by Angie Draper) New York: Random House, 1971.
http://www.ttmd.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php? ... 0679820213

Although the Antiques Roadshow appraiser didn't appear impressed by my painting of Beaver Street, maybe because he didn't find any information on Angie Draper online, nor did he look hard enough, I was amazed at how many people stopped to look at her painting who were so very impressed while I was waiting three long hours in line. It is a beautiful painting and still in excellent condition, signed by Angie in 1966.''

Anyone know or in contact with Angie Draper?

Thanks for this suggestion! I just posted a much better photo of my painting on their forum here - http://community.tvg.com/t5/History-and ... d-p/513845

I do like her work.

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Hello Everyone,

I am posting to let you all know that I have my painting of Beaver Street up for bid on ebay and hope that you will all share the link with anyone you know who might be interested in purchasing it.

It breaks my heart to even think about selling it but I have been without a job for several months and in a bad financial way right now.

Here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Prized-Race-Hor ... 33847c5861

2 days 15hrs left at auction. If no one bids, it will roll over for another 7 days. Thankfully it's gotten a lot of views. I've been tweeting it out to #jockeys #thoroughbred @DelMarRacing and several other horse related hashtags. If you can think of any better hastags please post the link for me.

Thank you!

If it hasn't sold, try an ad in The Blood Horse. Or one of the specialty galleries in Lexington or Saratoga.

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