Private Sittings, House Calls, Parties, Picnics, Conventions, Reunions

 

 

Located in Duluth Minnesota over-looking beautiful Lake Superior. 

 

From here, flows the ART and MUSIC of Elliot Silberman: Check out our SPECIAL SALE on Original Abstract Fine-Art Prints.  A new item is: Hand-made Painting Pins of the above Prints offered for sale.  Now you can wear your ART PURCHASE and hang it on the wall. 

 

Elliot also offers detailed Portraits from Photos by mail.  The prices range from $50 to $350 depending on number of people and special requests.  Email a clear photo, or call, explaining what you have in mind for a Price Quote.

 

A fabulous Quick Sketch Artist, Elliot Silberman has been honing his skills at Art Fairs and Renaissance Festivals for thirty years.  Although he does CARICATURES when asked,  he specializes in 5 minute Portraits; He is able to draw about  ten quality Portraits per hour.  At Art Shows he charges $20. per person; A far cry from $1. in 1974.  You may want to hire his talents for your SPECIAL EVENT: Parties, Bar & Bat-Mitzva, Reunions, Promotions, Graduations, Weddings and Private Sittings.  It's very exciting and fun to watch. Nobody can get the resemblance Elliot can in 5 minutes.  Present rates are $150. hour------Rates go down for more then three hours.  Call for quote 218-722-6895.

 

De Elliot Bros. Music is defined as: Jugband, Northland Humor, Americana, Folk, Blues, Country, Ragtime, Gospel, Accoustic, and Old-tyme string-band. Recordings of Un-rehearsed Jams; featuring such traditional instruments as: guitar, mandolin, fiddle, accordian, piano, harmonica, banjo and a variety of home-made Instruments such as Washtub Bass, Washboard, Jugs, Spoons, Kazoo's, numerous kitchen utensils. Anything that produces sounds, rhythms,  including VEGITABLES!  Jug-band Music is participation music. Some call it Poor Mans Jazz. 

 

 

 A wonderful annual event produced by Icehouse Studio, Coho Handcream for Men and De Elliot Bros. is the Annual Battle of the Jug-bands.   It is held in Duluth each Memorial Weekend Sunday.  Eight to ten regional bands show up, celebrating seven hours of OLD TIME STRING-BAND MUSIC, vieing for the Coveted Yid-wegian Krumkake Iron.  Some show up doing a complete  One Man Band.  Others come alone and invite a few local musicians to join in.  Put a band together on the spot.    Unique Homemade Instruments are shown and played;   Fresh  frozen Steelhead Trout caught by yours truly, Blind Willie for 2nd place in Jugband competition.  Don't miss it!   Want to learn more?  Click here

 

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Submit your mailing address and  email  to be on the Battle of the Jugbands mailing list, and  to receive a Poster.   elliotbrothers@msn.com