Sketch of "The Violinist" by Nall courtesy of Al Head
Al Head--Director of the Alabama Council for the Arts for 33 years--Retired
One of my favorite memories of Nall certainly was the dedication of the Peace Frame in Pietrasanta, Italy, a piece he sculpted there and presented to the city.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1016839-d10483846-Reviews-Peace_frame-Pietrasanta_Province_of_Lucca_Tuscany.html (Pietrasanta Peace Frame Image )
I think back on one night in Pietrasanta when we were eating out on the piazza. A violinist was playing for everyone. We called him over to our table and asked if he would do a special song for my wife's birthday and he played a very beautiful song for us. No one noticed Nall drawing a portrait of the violin player on a table mat. He finished in no time--maybe five minutes, the duration of the song.
He showed it to the violin player who was very flattered and touched by the drawing. You could tell that he pretty much thought Nall was going to give it to him. Instead, he handed it to my wife as a birthday present. We laughed and still do about that occasion and still have this placemat with the violin player.
(Wording at the top is Simon--Pietrasanta 2008
Below--for my friends Al & Judy Alabama Arts)