Comments on: I want St. Julia to watch over our kitchen with a loving eye at all times

Question: I want St. Julia to watch over our kitchen with a loving eye at all times

TomSophieIvy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:36:26 -0800

Who knows where to find a high quality photograph - print - poster of Julia Child to grace our kitchen?

My goo-fu has failed me... I'm looking for a high quality photograph of Saint Julia in/or her kitchen to grace our kitchen. I've searched everywhere and now turn to the collective hive mind for assistance...

By: cerebus19

cerebus19 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:28:59 -0800

How about this?

By: TomSophieIvy

TomSophieIvy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:23:17 -0800

Thanks, cerebus19 - however I'd like something that's a bit more of a standout. I thought the Smithsonian would surely have something, but noooooo. Something along the lines of her hoisting a giant salmon or one of the great shots of her kitchen. Thank you!!

By: nkknkk

nkknkk — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:44:21 -0800

How about this?

Honestly, I'd probably hit the used bookstores and find some of her cookbooks. Most of them are full of classic pictures (hilariously brandishing a whole raw chicken, for example) that you could liberate from their bindings and put in a frame.

By: TomSophieIvy

TomSophieIvy — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:44 -0800

Hmmm, the Time magazine cover doesn't do much. Frankly I'd feel a bit odd about tearing a page out of her books (one of the few cookbook authors I can say that about, and I've had several hundred cookbooks through my hands) but that might be my last resort. Everyone's digging is greatly appreciated!

By: bjgeiger

bjgeiger — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:08:54 -0800

Maybe get a high quality scan of an image in one of her cookbooks and have it printed as a poster.

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:24:28 -0800

How about this?

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:26:10 -0800

On postview, that one would be perfect for MY kitchen! Thanks for the inspiration, TomSophieIvy!

By: mediareport

mediareport — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:23:04 -0800

Here's a good one from the NYT, which probably has more than this. I'd contact the paper directly to ask about getting a high quality print.

By: cerebus19

cerebus19 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:28:10 -0800

How about a poster of Julia and Jacques Pepin, signed by both of them? You'll have to bid on it, and in the next 9 hours or so, but it's a pretty good deal.

By: nkknkk

nkknkk — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:54:22 -0800

Ebay has some cool things, now that I'm digging. Check out this.

By: Dick Paris

Dick Paris — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:24:57 -0800

I don't know if it's possible to acquire, but the very best, I would think, would be a copy of this portrait of Julia Child and her husband, by Elsa Dorfman. A copy once hung in the now defunct Cremaldi's* in Cambridge.

*Replaced by the better managed and tastier Petsi Pies.