"It takes a real man to admit this, but my wife thinks I look better in your dad’s caricature of me than I do in person." Dick Cavett Nov. 27, 2024

Tommy in the Studio

My father painting in the early 1950's. In the back you can see the puppet heads dad carved in the early 1940's of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and the band leader Kay Kyser.

Dick Cavett

Painting of Dick Cavett (in the style of Piet Mondrian) on paper by Tommy Kay.

8.12" x 10.5"

This may be my favorite ITSO (In the style of) of my fathers. The one of Cavett as painted by Rembrandt can be seen on the Memorabilia page.

I have titled this painting, in honor of Mondrian, "Cavett Boogie-Woogie."

Dick Cavett

1970

Measurement - 13" x 18"

Oil on illustration board

Cavett in the style of a Chinese woodcut.

D'Aquisto Strings

Large painting commissioned by luthier Jimmy D'Aquisto, in the Pop Art style, for his string business. Was recently appraised for the owner at $100K-$120K. The photo below is Jimmy D'Aquisto taken by Tommy. 1972

James Fagas Album cover

From the James Fagas album "The Sounds And Voices Of James Fagas (I'd Like To Blow My Own Horn)"

Cover art by Tommy Kay 1967

VEnice

"Venezia" - Ink Drawing by Tommy Kay

Original 14 1/2" x 23"

This pen and ink of Venice was inspired by our trip to Italy in the summer of 1965.

Dick Cavett Series

Here is Cavett as if painted by Rembrandt, Mondrian, Picasso, van Gogh, Cezanne, a group of Chinese prints and a French etching at the court of Louis XVI.

Untitled

I think this was part of a series of paintings my father did of recording studios.

This and the following "Guitar Etude" Cezanne Christmas card and "Backstage" are in the collection of the family of the legendary guitaist, and my Godfather, Tony Mottola. Tony played an important part in getting my father his first jobs in New York after he left the Jimmy Dorsey band.

Guitar Etude

From one guitarist to another.

Christmas Card

Dick Cavett in the style of Paul Cezanne.

Backstage

Painted in 1958. In the collection of Nina Mottola Depietro. She sent me a beautiful note on how much the painting means to her, "It is the one thing I have from Mommy and Daddy's house that makes my house feel most like home to me."

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