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Sunday, November 29, 2015

F R U I T - i n - a r t - a n d - l i f e

An Adolf Hengeler 1904 painting of a cherub angel with a basket of fruit
an Adolf Hengeler 1904 painting
    
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a René Magritte painting of apples and window curtains
a René Magritte painting
       
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an illustration of 1888 gooseberries
little 1888 gooseberries for a tart,  acidic,  tangy,  sour pie . . .
wash it down with unsweetened lemonade
      
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Carmen Miranda on Busby Berkeley film set
in 1943 Busby Berkeley created this film set for Carmen Miranda's performance
click image twice for full size
     
Busby Berkeley film set
the dancers look tired in this photograph
        
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there are many varieties of plums,  all of them lewd and suggestive ... these are from 1854
      
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An 1886 illustration of mulberries
an 1886 illustration of mulberries . . . rude prurient filth!
      
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a Willem Kalf 1659 painting of fruit
exposed fruit should stay in the marriage bedroom,  and not be vulgarly paraded in decent public ... Willem Kalf knew that when he painted this in 1659 so let's continue,  and disregard all of the vulgar sexual aspects of fruit . . .
       
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adams sour fruit fiesta gum Canada
oh my 
      
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Fisons chemicals for pineapple illustration
chemicals on a pineapple ... who would make love with you now,  tart root?
a Hans Schleger poster,  1960        click twice
      
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an Agnes Miller Parker illustration
an Agnes Miller Parker illustration, 1940s?
      
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1961 Funny Face powdered drink mix for children, lemon
1961 'Funny Face' powdered drink mix for children
 
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1903 ornamental art France berries
1903 ornamental berries from France        click twice
      
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Vincent van Gogh fruit still life
a Vincent van Gogh still life painting       click twice
      
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1922 vanilla farm, a photograph of vanilla fruit
a 1922 "Vanilla bush laden with fruit" ... the paper sheets were for the photograph
      
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a Charles Harper illustration of Libby's canned pineapple
a Charles Harper illustration
      
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an old advertisement for printing inks
          
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a Giovanni Battista Ferrari illustration a lime
a Giovanni Battista Ferrari illustration ... this is how limes used to look,
and here's a modern lime fruit redesigned . . .  
      
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a Willi Exler illustration 1960, wine in a glass
a Willi Exler illustration,  1960       click twice

      
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a Bernie Fuchs illustration of wine and grapes
 a Bernie Fuchs illustration
    
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Franz von Stuck 1909?
"The Young Bacchus"   Franz von Stuck,  1909?       click twice
    
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German Ornament 1886 tree fruits
German Ornament,  1886?