"When my folk/punk trio VIOLENT FEMMES were looking for a dramatic location to shoot a back cover photo for our 1984 album "Hallowed Ground", we immediately thought of the magical dreamscape of Mary Nohl's garden on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Mary was a bit confused when three men (no femmes?) showed up to meet her, but she graciously invited us into her cottage/museum to view
her art and talk about the possibility of a photo session with us among her collection of giant heads, tiny creatures and fish gates! I'm not quite sure why Mary gave us permission, but I'm very grateful that she did. Mary was a true eccentric in the Wisconsin tradition of farm raised surrealism and I'm happy that Tina and Carson have taken the time to showcase this favorite Wisconsin artist of mine." (dust jacket quote that i wrote for the bio-picture book by Tina & Carson Kugler)
her art and talk about the possibility of a photo session with us among her collection of giant heads, tiny creatures and fish gates! I'm not quite sure why Mary gave us permission, but I'm very grateful that she did. Mary was a true eccentric in the Wisconsin tradition of farm raised surrealism and I'm happy that Tina and Carson have taken the time to showcase this favorite Wisconsin artist of mine." (dust jacket quote that i wrote for the bio-picture book by Tina & Carson Kugler)
VF at Mary Nohl's cottage
Untitled ~ Mary Nohl ~ Oil on Board
with Gus at Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA)
