The 2023 MMSI Chicago Show featured a special exhibit of the box dioramas that club members Joe Berton, Jim DeRogatis, Barry Biediger, Darryl Audette, Dennis Levy, and Jerry Hutter secured at auction the previous summer and restored to their original splendor. The exhibit represented the biggest display ever in one place at one time of Sheperd Paine’s classic box dioramas (ten of the twenty-five he built), as well as work by Peter Twist and Spencer Van Gulick. Photos by Bob Sarnowski.
A Stillness at Appomatox - Shep Paine
A Stillness at Appomatox - Shep Paine
A Stillness at Appomatox - Shep Paine
Bradys Photographic Gallery - Shep Paine
Bradys Photographic Gallery - Shep Paine
La Puccelle - Peter Twist
La Puccelle - Peter Twist
La Puccelle - Peter Twist
A King of Shreds & Patches. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father. Unrestored original box
A King of Shreds & Patches. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father. Unrestored original box
A King of Shreds & Patches. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father. Unrestored original box
A King of Shreds & Patches. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father. Unrestored original box
In The Turret of The Monitor - Shep Paine
In The Turret of The Monitor - Shep Paine
In The Turret of The Monitor - Shep Paine
Stopping The Slave Trade - Shep Paine
Stopping The Slave Trade - Shep Paine
Stopping The Slave Trade - Shep Paine
The Admiralty Board - Shep Paine
The Admiralty Board - Shep Paine
The Death of Jim Bowie - Shep Paine
The Death of Jim Bowie - Shep Paine
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Shep Paine
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Shep Paine
The Night Watch - Shep Paine
The Night Watch - Shep Paine
The Swamo Ogre - Shep Paine
The Swamo Ogre - Shep Paine
Once There Was a Hill that Ate People - Spencer Van Gulick
Once there was a hill that ate people - Spencer Van Gulick
