With art fair season coming up, I have found the solution for your hanging needs. Just watch Johann K. Petursson, a man I was ready to call "The Giant Abe Lincoln of Iceland" after finding this postcard until I looked him up. A wonderful "little" vignette here of the big man hanging modern art.
You never know what a postcard find will lead to. Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson, also known as The Viking Giant, Johann the Giant (Jóhann Risi) and Jóhann Svarfdælingur (February 9, 1913 – November 26, 1984) At peak, he was 7 ft 8 in and weighed over 350 pounds.
Tallest Man in the World Real Photo Postcard signed and dated on reverse 1951 Collection Jim Linderman
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One of the three most famous and deserving "Pauls" in the world, the other two being Sir Paul of Beatle and just plain Paul who played drums and carried the gun for Willie Nelson for 50 years. (The club owners who hired Willie were often slow to produce the night's receipts...Paul was there to make sure they did.) If you are interested in Paul, the song "Me and Paul" tells the story. You already know Sir Paul's story, and if you don't know Paul Bunyan's tale, you can read it HERE from several years ago, and see a bunch of his big effigies.
The Paul here was built by Cyril M. Dickinson and Jim Payton, in 1936, in Bemidji MN.
Paul Bunyan Real Photo Postcard circa 1936 Collection Jim Linderman
