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Gene Coffman at His Desk
1966
Gene Coffman, founder of Gratco Corporation, at his home office desk, 414 Clemons Ave., looking down at a small toy model.
Sid Painting "Abstract Girl"
Sid Boyum painting the body of "Abstract Girl." The pattern on her body was based on one of his canvases titled "Traffic." He used Disguise Stix© on the model, the body paint developed by Gene Coff...
Gene Coffman with "Abstract Girl"
September 1965
Gene Coffman, with a paintbrush in his mouth and holding a package of Disguise Stix©, standing next to "Abstract Girl" in his garage on Sommers Avenue. The pattern, painted by Sid on the model's b...
Coffmans Posing Behind Cutouts
circa 1960 -- 1969
Carl Coffman and his mother, Evelyn B. Coffman, posing behind caricatures of a coach and a UW football player. Sid Boyum was the artist who painted the cutout for the portrait.
Package of Disguise Stix©
circa 1960 -- 1969
Shrink wrapped package of the original Disguise Stix©, the body paint developed by Gene Coffman, of Gratco Corporation.
"Abstract Girl"
circa 1960 -- 1969
Full-length portrait of "Abstract Girl" standing next to an abstract painting titled "Traffic" by artist, Sid Boyum. The painting was used as inspiration for the pattern on the model. She is holdin...
