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I agree.Page 2XX of the Sands and a longtime Skelton friend, noticed a stack of paintings in one of the closetfe of Red*s Palm Springs home* Red, these shouldn't be buried away," commented Entratter, a serious art collector himself, adding with mounting enthusiasm, "let's do an exhibition at the Sands where people can enjoy them." "Ahhh, they're not good enough," Skelton shrugged. "Who'd be interested?" Entratter finally convinced the sometimes shy clown that the paintings deserved to be seen. ?ç Soon, the Sands' Emerald Room was packed not only with tourists and local residents, but also serious art collectors and fellow performers who j came away wishing that they too could paint. J Maurice Chevalier, who was appearing ifc Las Vegas at the same time f as Skelton performed in the Copa Room, visited the exhibition one day and I promptly asked Red if he could have a ndcisfc painting for his own collection. j "Red was really floored," remembers his friend Al Freeman. "Chevalier has a five million dollar collection of art at his home in France and here hex was talking about putting a Skelton original in the middle of his Cezannes, Van Goghs and Renoirs! "Jimmy Durante and others also wanted paintings," Freeman adds, "and Red was very, very happy with their compliments." Re hr S '?ç a R , * j , f .?ç Security officers at the Sands won't forget the first day of the exhibit when Skelton came tiptoeing into the Emerald Room and almost cried when he saw dozens of people studying his paintings. XXKSpm "There ARE people here," he said shaking his head. "I can't believe it!" || star admits that the day the exhibit opened will always be a special day in his life. "Red is very sensitive about this part of his life," says Al Freeman. "He's influenced by criticism a great deal...Painting is more than a hobby to him; it's a very important part of his world, a wonderful way for him to relax."