A Plainfield Sibbling - Another Ellie Bogardus

Encore Un Peu - Ellie Bogardus, 1975

I received a comment on the Hotel California blog post of the photographs of Ellie Bogardus paintings provided by the University of Southern California instructor Trixy Sweetvittles. The Plainfield, New Jersey Public Library has a collection of paintings, and one donated by Joseph Da Rold is titled Encore Un Peu - Still A Few by Ellie. Da Rold is the director of the library, and in his background biographical sketch, it mentions: During the 30 years he lived in California and worked in the library science field doing advanced research projects for Warner Brothers, Da Rold eventually became the director of a small municipal library and served as president of his condominium association. So, a California connection that may have been when he acquired the Bogardus painting. I sent an email to find out more details.
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Postscript - March 29, 2012

I wrote to the director of the Plainfield Library asking about details regarding the Ellie Painting he donated to the library. Below is his reply - more information behind the painting.

She is one of the few artists whose work I have purchased that I never met.   While I was Director at the Santa Fe Springs City Library (Los Angeles County) I was asked by the City Council to acquire paintings by area artists for the City Hall.  I worked with Tom Enman, then Director of Laguna Beach Art Museum, and Micheline Schwartzkopf, owner of Abraxas Gallery in Newport Beach.  On one of my art buying trips I saw the Bogardus paintings in another gallery.  Although I did not select one for the City's collection, I purchased one for myself, which I eventually donated to the Plainfield Public L[i]brary where I have been building an art collection for 20 years.

The date (1975) is on the painting itself; the title is on the back.  I have never known her first name or anything about her, except I understood she was in her late 80's or 90's back in the early 1980's.  My staff has been gathering biographical information on the painters in our collection, which is why I have been reaching out to find out something about her.  I wrote to the Laguna Beach Museum a few years ago but never had a response.

Thank you for getting in touch.  I'm sorry I don't have any other information, but If you have any details you can share with us, I would be very appreciative.

Sincerely,
Joe Da Rold

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In response:

Thanks for the reply and the details. Below are links in my blog that have a fair amount of information about Ellie to pick through, and some links about vital information - she was only 67 when she died in 2002. She was a neighbor near my parents' second home in Cambria. I have been collecting information about Ellie through the blog, and have acquired photographs of her works from various folks who have replied to my blog - such as you!

Feel free to use the information. Ellie was an artist on some of the earliest television cartoons, and on television cartoon features such as Charlie Brown and Garfield. I have also been in communication with her former husband and his children (not her children) who are French and all artists in their own rights.

Have a good weekend,

Jeff

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