Friday, October 22, 2010

Model/artist Wanakee Pugh

Wanakee Pugh (pronounced "pew," like church seating) is one of the most recognizable faces from the 1980s, as one of the biggest black fashion models of the time . . . and one of the biggest models of that time regardless of race.



Wanakee (she went only by her first name as a model), who's originally from the Midwest, took an interest in paintings and spent much of her free time going to art museums. By the time she retired from modeling in 1999, her choice for a new career was obvious.


She now spends a great deal of time in Illinois and Wisconsin, painting pictures of various styles and looking for new ways to create different kinds of art.


Click here for her Web site. :-)

And by the way, today's her birthday! :-D

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