JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS'S DAD, WILLIAM, LOVES ART LIKE NO OTHER

Nellie Mae Rowe Purple Dog, 1979, colored pencil on paper   Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection

Bill Traylor  Blue Rabbit Running, 1939-1942, Poster paint and pencil on cardboard   Louis-Dreyfus family collection

Julia and her Dad, William.

Earlier in the summer my dear friend from growing up, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, invited me to see GENEROSITY OF EYE, a film she and her husband, Brad Hall, had made about her Dad's spectacular art collection. The documentary follows her father, William, and the plan to benefit the Harlem Children's Zone when his art collection is sold. Of course, when I went to go see the film I couldn't help be delighted at the altruistic intent of the collection not to mention how many animals I discovered were in it!  Here are a few.