Here we refer to a framed print seen above the mantelpiece in the screen capture from the episode “Ricardos Change Apartments” in which Lucy tries to convince Ricky to let them move to a bigger apartment. This is a busy folk art print that seems to add to the effect Lucy creates when she fills the room with stuff to convince Ricky their apartment is too small. At first glance the picture resembles a paint by numbers creation. this is because the artist Margo Alexander was known for her gouache paintings in the style of a tapestry.
Farm Scene 17.5″h, 23.5″w by Margo Alexander 1894-1965 from her series of California Artist Provincials.
Margo Alexander’s original medium was gouache painted in a flat tapestry like finish as seen in her colorful farm scenes and country landscapes. Her original folk art gouache paintings and serigraph silk screen prints are seen on the market occasionally. She also painted people and murals. Continue reading Lucy and Ricky’s Landscape Art Print
Lucy and Ricky’s bedroom figurines can be seen on the shelf above the beds in most of the bedroom scenes. The pair below are a match for one of the pairs of colonial style figurines that are easy to spot in many of the dialog scenes.
Books on the ricardo’s Bedroom Shelf: On Your Guard ! by Warren
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), better known by her nickname of “Grandma Moses,” was a renowned American folk artist who only began painting earnestly at the age of 78. Grandma Moses was a celebrity at the height of her popularity when the I Love Lucy show began in October 15, 1951 so this print would likely have been recognized by many of the I Love Lucy viewers.
