Gallery owner turns photos into art

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  • Bernie Sachs, local art gallery owner, presented a collage to veteran Robert Mead (right) on Aug. 19 at his shop on Main Street. The collage contains six photos from Mead’s time in service during the Korean War with a hand-painted background. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
    Bernie Sachs, local art gallery owner, presented a collage to veteran Robert Mead (right) on Aug. 19 at his shop on Main Street. The collage contains six photos from Mead’s time in service during the Korean War with a hand-painted background. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
  • The family of Korean War veteran Robert Mead (center) received their commissioned collage from Bernie Sachs on Aug. 19. Pictured is Robert’s son Adam (right) and daughter-in-law Paula. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
    The family of Korean War veteran Robert Mead (center) received their commissioned collage from Bernie Sachs on Aug. 19. Pictured is Robert’s son Adam (right) and daughter-in-law Paula. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
When Marble Falls art gallery owner Bernie Sachs was approached with a unique request, he knew he had to draw beyond his usual palette to create something meaningful for a U.S. Air Force veteran. 87-year-old Robert Mead, a Korean War veteran, delivered several old photographs of the bomber he and his crew flew on in 1953 to Bernie’s Art Gallery & Custom Frame Shop for a special commission. …

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