Following on the heels of Wednesday's post on last Friday night's gallery openings on McPherson, I want to mention a photography exhibit that occurred the same evening at Coiffures by Shawn, 312 N. Euclid. The salon is located above SubZero Vodka Bar. Gregory Smith, the proprietor of the salon for the past thirty years, and CWE resident and real estate broker Paul Mittelstadt, organized an exhibit of Dr. George Benson's photography. Dr. Benson, a retired psychoanalyst, lived with his wife, Virginia, on Pershing Place and later in the Greystone.
A small selection of the photographs that Dr. Benson, above, shot with his Hasselblad 500C large-format camera during his three trips to Nepal remain on display at the salon. (The photograph above Dr. Benson's head is not his work.)
Dr. Benson developed the photos he took on his travels to Nepal between 1980 and 1985 in his CWE home. Besides being an avid photographer, he enjoyed cycling, hiking, and mountain climbing, see photo above.
The group of photographs above were taken on Dr. Benson's treks through the Annapurna, Dhalguiri, and Everest mountains of Nepal, and also in the capital city of Kathmandu.
You can always count on Gregory to find ways to ramp up any occasion. SubZero provided drinks and appetizers from its new Market Bar, while in the back area of the salon stylists were on hand to offer free shampoos and styling using Moroccan Oil Hair Products. Also on hand were the creators of the locally-produced Smelly Things Candle Company. Coiffures by Shawn carries the company's line of 100% soy candles which come in a variety of fragrances.
Dr. George Benson's "Photographs from the Himalayas" will be on view at Coiffures by Shawn at 312 N. Euclid for several more weeks. Check out the website for hours.
Photo courtesy of Gregory Smith
This just in: At the end of June Gregory Smith drew the winner of the $400 Moroccan Oil Gift Bag Drawing that began the night of the opening for Dr. Benson's photography. Barb Wilkinson, above, Director of Development and Community Partnerships GO! St. Louis, is the winner of this fabulous prize. Barb has been a customer of Coiffures by Shawn for forty years! Congratulations Barb!