Gentlemen, imagine for a moment that during your college days your charm was enhanced by a family fortune and a physique sculpted by crew and polo. And because you went to Yale, the bright lights of Broadway were just a train ride away. That would have been a lot of temptation to resist, and I [...]
Archive for the ‘Polo’ Category
The Youthful Indiscretion of Sonny Whitney
Posted in Art, Photography, Polo on December 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Polo in Paris
Posted in Polo, Postcards on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Polo in Aiken & Lakewood
Posted in Art, Polo, Postcards on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Polo Ponies
Posted in Art, Polo, Postcards on October 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Nora Drummond (1862-1949), also known as Nora Drummond-Davis, was an English, and later Canadian, artist and illustrator, who did many animal paintings for Tuck postcards in England.
The First Chukkar
Posted in Polo, Postcards on September 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Art by Gilbert Scott Wright (1880-1958), who never saw a horse he didn’t like, entitled “The First Chukkar.” Published by James Henderson & Sons Ltd., London, in their “Horses Heads” series.
Polo Biscuits, Polo Smokes
Posted in Advertising, Art, Polo, Postcards on July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two more postcards from the Robert Opie collection at the Museum of Advertising & Packaging, Gloucester, purchased from Margaret & John Pearsall (MEP Postcards).
Polo Belle
Posted in Art, Polo on June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An illustration by artist Court Barber.
Polo, 1985
Posted in Dogs, Polo on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“There is one thing, however, all polo families have in common — the horse. There is a special psychological involvement with the animal that provides our legs, our speed and our stamina in the glorious chase of the white ball. The horse is a family animal. It is a child magnet. There are those who [...]
Polo Art
Posted in Art, Polo on September 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Buying Polo Ponies in the West” by Frederic Remington (1861-1909) with thanks to the Art Renewal Center website.
The Obscure Mr. Besley
Posted in Polo, Yale on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The pages of polo history are filled with interesting people, even in the footnotes. Browsing the winners’ list of the Pacific Coast Open, you might breeze right by J.C. Besley; he only appears once, winning the trophy in 1913 with the Coronado Country Club. His teammates were all better known: Malcolm Stevenson and C. Perry [...]
