Some time ago I picked up an "ancient" Leedy Kit from what I believe to be the 1920s. I got it an extremely low price since, somewhere down the line, someone painted the wooden shells silver. The snare drum that came with the kit was a Leedy Professional Model with gold hardware. Rather unique! I've since sold the snare and have just finished stripping all the silver paint off of the shell of the bass drum. The bass actually has four lights mounted on the interior of the shell and came with its original calfskin heads.

Since I'm keeping the bass strictly for display purposes, I'd like to have some sort of vintage artwork painted on one of the heads so that I can light it up in the evening. Since I'm from the "baby boomer" generation, my preference would be something like a Big Band ("Swing Era") drummer, a silhouette of a vintage microphone (the kind Sinatra used in his "younger years") or one of those "dames" found on the noses of the B1 Bombers -- anything that might capture that time of American History. I'm open to any suggestions.

My intent is to use the current calfskin head, since it's a unique size -- a little over 25 inches. A "normal" size head wouldn't fit correctly on the shell. Secondly, the calfskin head keeps the vintage look I'm trying to sustain.

Since I've got limited funds to spend, "simple" would be fine with me.

Anyone happen to know an aspiring artist that might want to take on this challenge for a reasonable amount of compensation?

THANKS in advance for your help!