Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana SEA PUMPS By JOSEPH REBOLI

AS IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WALL SPACE FROM OUR ORIGINAL SIGNS, SHELVES FILLED WITH CANS AND OTHER SERVICE STATION MEMORABILA! THIS AN INTERESTING STORY TO ME IF NOT TO ANYONE ELSE.

ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO MY BUDDY PETE BOUGHT HIMSELF A POSTER IN A NAUTICAL SHOP HERE ON LONG ISLAND ENTITLED "SEA PUMPS" BY LOCAL ARTIST JOSEPH REBOLI. HIS WIFE FRAMED IT AND HE HUNG IT ON THE LIVING ROOM WALL OVER THE TV.
WELL FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHEN I WAS AT HIS PLACE WATCHIN' THE TUBE THAT PAINTING WAS DOING A SUBLIMINAL NUMBER ON ME. I EVENTUALLY WHEN BACK TO THE SAME GALLERY AND GOT MYSELF A COPY, HAD IT FRAMED AND HUNG IT
IN THE DINING ROOM OUT IN THE AMERICAN GARAGE EAST. BUT SOMETHING WAS BOTHERING ME ABOUT THE PAINTING THAT WAS HAUNTINGLY FAMILIAR. COULDN'T PUT MY FINGER ON IT. SOME MONTHS DOWN THE LINE I HAD COME ACROSS A PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK BACK IN THE EARLY 1980'S OF A SOUTH SHORE, L.I.
GAS STATION THAT HAD CLOSED DOWN AT LEAST IN THE 60'S I WOULD GUESS. I KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THIS IS THE SAME THREE PUMPS THAT THE ARTIST USED IN HIS PAINTING IN A VERY UN-NATURAL SETTING BY THE
OCEAN. HERE IS MY 20+ YEAR OLD B&W PHOTO AND THE REBOLI PAINTING.


POSTED INFO ABOUT 24x36" POSTERS OF SAME UNDER EBAY SECTION.
I DO NOT KNOW THE ARTIST OR SELLER ON EBAY. I AM NOT PLUGGING
THEIR WARES. THIS IS JUST A GENERAL INTEREST STORY . TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH!

THANKS,
"DOC"

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Hi 'Doc',

I just want to thank you for your message in regard to the Joseph Reboli painting entitled 'Sea Pumps'. Joe Reboli is my father and he died this past June at 58 years old. He struggled and fought his illness, lung cancer, for a year before his body succumbed. I too fought for my father. I flew to NY from CA numerous times during that year, went to doctor appointments, chemo treatments, held his hand, slept on the floor by his bed, hugged him and cried with him. I flew my 4 year old daughter, his only grand-child, to visit my father, in hopes that she would remember something about this beautifully talented person and amazing man.

I tried my best to learn all I could about my father prior to his death. There was so much I wanted to ask but just so little time. I always wondered about those 'Sea Pumps'. I figured he imagined it in his head... Sometimes I do searches on-line about my dad and I was so delighted to read your e-mail and see your photograph. Thank you for answering one of the questions I had about my dad. He was an amazing painter and an extremely kind and generous person. I would love a copy of that photograph but I know that might be hard. Either way, thank you & an interesting story for me too!

Jenna Reboli

JENNA,
THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR TOUCHING AND MOST PERSONAL STORY ABOUT YOUR FATHER. ONE SMALL COINCIDENCE THAT STEMS FROM THE PAINTING AND THE REBOLI
NAME IS HIS SISTER DOREEN (YOUR AUNT, I BELIEVE) IS MARRIED TO ARNIE WHO HAS BEEN GOOD FRIENDS WITH MY BROTHER ALSO 58 SINCE THE EARLY 1960'S....I BELIEVE THEY LIVE IN BREWSTER, NY IF I CAN ASSURE YOU OF MY OWN FACTS!
I AM VERY HAPPY THAT YOUR DAD AND I HAD SIMILAR TASTES OF WHAT TO SHOOT AND WHAT TO PAINT! ALSO THAT I HELPED YOU CLEAR UP ONE MINOR DETAIL IN THIS AWESOME PAINTING. NOT TO DEGRADE OR MISUSE YOUR FATHER'S PAINTING, I TAGGED A PICTURE OF MY FRIEND PETE (MENTIONED IN MY ORIG POST ABOVE) AND I ONTO SEAPUMPS AND I WILL POST IT HERE FOR YOU TO ENJOY. THANKS FOR TOUCHING MY SOUL WITH YOUR KIND WORDS AND I WILL THINK OF YOUR PAINTER POP WHENEVER I LOOK AT MY COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL PAINTING!


ME ON THE LEFT, PETE ON THE RIGHT!

IF YOU CAN PLEASE CONFIRM THE INFO ABOUT AUNT DOREEN IF YOU CAN! THANKS AGAIN!

DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES

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DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES

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What a nice story... and a wonderful example of what this site is all about. Lets all Get over the in-fighting... "poking" .. and bashing. Let us go back to the basics... and KNOCK OFF THE BULL ****!!!


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Frank

Wow what a story! Your father was a very talented man. Great, great story...

Jenna, There is no doubt that your father was a true talent in the art world, Thank you for sharing your story with all of us,Doc , thank you too, for not only sharing a great piece of art but for taking the time to look for and discribe the back ground story of this great painting. Thanks agin