I made this “Arnold Palmer Coat Rack” out of golf clubs and balls in 1987 for a Debbie Harry video, “French Kissing In The USA”, that I art directed in my house. I’m a big fan of using objects for purposes other than for which they were created. I sold a lot of these as well as a baseball bat and mitt version in the 80’s. I never golfed myself but still have hundreds of clubs, all picked for their sturdiness as furniture parts.
Here’s a link to the video on YouTube. I can’t even remember if the coat rack made the final cut but it was there among a zillion other things I custom built.
I could post a much clearer copy of the video than whoever posted this but YouTube retains its hideous policy of selectively notifying people to take copyrighted videos down, oftentimes leaving those who made the video empty-handed while allowing those who made copies off TV or DVDs unscathed. Greedy, greedy, greedy YT. Duck before a golf ball slams your profits in the head!
Ludovicah
That is beautiful. 🙂
Andrea
I agree. A thing of beauty. 🙂
windupkitty
i totally agree!!!!!!!!!it really is beautiful!!!!! its lovliness outweighs its kitsch factor!!!!
Carlotta
Of course, I remember this wonderful work of art, mein schatzie! You should make one for Tiger and of course for Arnold. Perhaps a commorative Arnold Palmer Iced Tea Pitcher and plastic tumblers. You can do it! Miss you like huckleberry pie in the middle of the sky.
xoxo Carlotta