The gallery at Verdigris Tea & Chocolate, 135 Warren Street, is currently exhibiting the work of Jack Fenn. Along with his paintings, the exhibition includes an artifact of Hudson history he constructed almost seventy years ago: a soapbox derby racer.
Fenn says this of the car:
I built my Derby car in the spring and summer of 1956 when I was eleven. My dad was my mentor, and the Ronsani family, the owners of Greenport Lumber (where Williams Lumber is now) were my sponsors. Ken Mynter, owner of the Old Indian Trading Post in Claverack, did the lettering. My car won the award as best constructed.
Somehow, the car survived my younger siblings’ use, then it remained in the garage at Stone Mill until Anne and I took it to Los Angeles in 1983. We kept it in the living room for the next 34 years. When we moved back home of course it came with us and now resides with us in Ghent.
The car has been a part of our home for over 40 years.
The opening reception for the exhibition takes place today, Friday, February 28, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The exhibition continues through March 25.
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