I'm guilty of neglecting the visual artists.
Brett Whiteley. A very important Australian painter who lived at the Hotel in the early 70s. He seems to be a bit neglected in Chelsea history. A recent doco (documentary) shown here about his widow, Wendy, included Chelsea footage. Here is a link to the transcript of the documentary. Stanley Bard talks about the Whiteleys. The Whiteley's may have lived with Vali, (Vali Myers ) I'm not sure- I hear different stories. The Hotel has what is, I imagine, a very valuable Whiteley at reception. It is unusual in his body of work and seems a pre-cursor to his most collectible works. The child that he and Wendy raised there, Arkie, was a very close friend until her bitterly unfair death about five years ago. When you come visit I'll take you to the Whiteley studios. http://www.brettwhiteley.org/
Here is a transcript of an interview with
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