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Machine Gun Madam Canvas Print
by Tom Shropshire
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Machine Gun Madam canvas print by Tom Shropshire. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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The voluptuous blonde bombshell just delivered a Chicago Valentine to a couple of wise guys trying to muscle in on her operation ...a hooker with a... more
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Artist's Description
The voluptuous blonde bombshell just delivered a Chicago Valentine to a couple of wise guys trying to muscle in on her operation ...a hooker with a heart of hot lead instead of gold. Could this be Marilyn Monroe?
I had a lot of fun painting this and learned a lot about the Thompson Submachine gun; also known as, the Chicago piano, the Chicago typewriter, Chicago Organ Grinder, and the Tommy Gun.
Gangsters and Bootleggers of the Prohibition and Depression era made this their weapon of choice. It has been referred to by one researcher as the "gun that made the twenties roar." The Thompson Model 1928 submachine gun came with a 20 or 50-round drum magazine and a .45 caliber punch.
This was the weapon used in the infamous Chicago St Valentine�s Day massacre where seven members of the North Side Irish Bugs Moran gang were mowed down by Al Capone�s South Side Italian gang.
About Tom Shropshire
All originals are available for sale on my website; TomShropshire.com American artist Tom Shropshire is a contemporary impressionist and calls his style of painting “Traditional with a Twist”, because his work often includes unexpected elements of pulp art, dreams, or fantasy. "As an Urban fantasy artist, I am known for contemporary night city scenes, dramatic landscapes, seascapes, and narrative works inspired by pop culture, film, and pulp fiction. I try to express mystery, beauty, and wonder in all my work.The city at night has always intrigued me as well, and I find myself returning to the subject again and again. Atmospheric city night scenes have become my signature style but I continue to paint Fantasy and representational...
$65.00
Sunil Kapadia
Congratulations!
Beverly Shelby
Love it!
Tom Shropshire replied:
Thanks Beverly
Clara Brayton
great memories of those shows.... I love her attitude... "Don't mess with me"
Tom Shropshire replied:
Thank you Clara
Gene Ritchhart
Super piece Tom. If anyone wants to see the tommy gun in action I would suggest old TV reruns of the' Untouchables' staring Robert Stack and 'Combat' with Vic Morrow.
Tom Shropshire replied:
Thanks Gene, I used to love watching both of those shows!