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story by Lynn Lofton
photos courtesy of
The Pink Rooster/Gallery Garbo
Paintingsby SherryCarlson.
LindaGarboRosettiand ValerieWinnwiththeirnew
It’s unusual for the story of a historic house to be intertwined with art. But art abounds at The Pink Rooster/Gallery Garbo in Ocean Springs that’s housed in a coastal cottage that’s been a part of Washington Avenue since 1914.
“I fell in love with this building from the moment I saw it and envisioned my gallery here,” says owner Linda Garbo Rosetti. “The historic and intriguing appearance of the house is an inviting, welcoming invitation to visitors.”
Much time, thought and effort was put into the exterior appearance and to the gardens to offer an attraction to the many pedestrians enjoying a stroll through the historic art community, she added.
That idea led to the publishing of a book by Rosetti and local writer Valerie Winn in which the house speaks its mind. A Creative Space in an Artistic Place was recently published with the subtitle
“A Talkative Southern Cottage muses on her remarkable life in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.” The book is full of history, photos, and art of the local artists Rosetti loves to feature in the gallery.
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“Linda has a way of making things happen and The Pink Rooster/Gallery Garbo is proof of that,” says Winn. “Almost every day there is something different to discover inside this fine art gallery that she established in 2011.”
There are original paintings, pottery, painted glassware, art books, handmade jewelry and many other creative works. The gallery is a tribute to Rosetti’s father, Camille Garbo, Jr., a painter who owned a garden sculpture business.
“The stories that were shared by people who passed by and stopped in during the time that repairs were being made became so in-depth and interesting they became a part of the reason for the idea to create the book,” Rosetti says. “The building has a feeling from within that made me have a personal connection. Many people were connected to the past history of the building with intriguing stories that needed to be shared.”
She praises the late Keith Covacevich for the work he did to restore the cottage. “This beautiful landmark needed many repairs, one major concern being the leveling necessary to the old floor in preparation for installation of the new floor facing,” she
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