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Sunday, October 29, 2017

I N V E R T E D . . . objects in art

a 1960 illustration of washed and inverted drinking glasses in blue
a 1960 illustration of washed and inverted drinking glasses
     
I N V E R T E D
    
a Joost Swarte illustration for The New Yorker May 14 2018
a Joost Swarte illustration,  2018
        
I N V E R T E D
   
from an 1873 printing supply catalog, metal typesetting characters
from an 1873 printing supply catalog,  metal typesetting characters
     
I N V E R T E D
    
1957 family bathroom
an inverted layout in a 1957 home bathroom
     
I N V E R T E D
    
the 1937 Paris Expo Internationale amusement ride "Le Star", a photograph
a photograph from the 1937 Paris Expo Internationale ... scary-looking technology
     
I N V E R T E D
    
an 1839 library chair for reaching high shelves
an 1839 library chair       see full size
     
I N V E R T E D
     
a Harrison Cady illustration of a hanging possum
a Harrison Cady illustration
     
I N V E R T E D
    
a Tullio Crali painting of a birdseye view of an urban landscape
a Tullio Crali painting,  1920s?
     
I N V E R T E D
   
Georges Redon, a young mother bathing her child by holding it upside down
Georges Redon
     
I N V E R T E D
   
the 1939 cover of Norman Bel Geddes' book "Magic Motorways"
"Magic Motorways"  the 1939
cover of Norman Bel Geddes' image book about
future urban planning
     
I N V E R T E D
   
Oscar Niemeyer architecture, a color photograph of white domes
Oscar Niemeyer architecture       see full size
     
I N V E R T E D
   
the 1963 Chrysler Turbine concept car, a color photograph
inverted views of the 1963 Chrysler Turbine ... 55 of them were built
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a running dog by photographer Eadweard Muybridge
an inverted view of a running dog by photographer Eadweard Muybridge
... and to our delight,  the old book that this came from had the
image accidentally reversed       see full size
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a Bernie Fuchs illustration of an inverted empty wine glass
 a Bernie Fuchs illustration
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a George Cruikshank cartoon 1842, "Premium and Discount", 1800s bachelor
"Premium and Discount"    a George Cruikshank cartoon, 1842
     
I N V E R T E D
   
The Expo 1967 Canada pavilion, a color photograph
the Canada pavilion at Expo in 1967 Montreal was an inverted pyramid
see full size
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a 1930 streamline-style love seat by designer Warren McArthur, a color photograph
a 1930 streamline-style love seat by designer Warren McArthur
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a 1962 cartoon about a man in an animal trap asking for help
"Certainly. What kind of favor?"  a 1962 cartoon
     
I N V E R T E D
   
1922 wallpaper,  Germany
1922 wallpaper,  Germany
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a René Magritte painting of a cloud in the rain
a René Magritte painting
     
I N V E R T E D
       
"Reverse Censorship Comics!"  a National Lampoon 
magazine cartoon, 1972       see full size
    
I N V E R T E D
   
1970s PEZ candies wrapper graphics in color
1970s PEZ candies
     
I N V E R T E D
   
an F.P. Glasemann 1903 papercut of buterflies
an F.P. Glasemann 1903 paper cut       see full size
     
I N V E R T E D
   
Joe Kubert comic book cover art, Enemy Ace Jan. 1969 No. 148, dogfighting pilots
Joe Kubert comic book cover art, 1969
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a 1911 George Morrow cartoon about artist and art critic
"Things we have never seen - An opulent artist discovering an obscure and
neglected art critic"   a George Morrow cartoon, 1911       see full size 
       
I N V E R T E D
   
1972 bold fashion, primary colors
 1972
     
I N V E R T E D
   
a Frank Paton cartoon 1883
a Frank Paton cartoon, 1883       see full size
     
I N V E R T E D
   
1951 linoleum, a color image
1951 linoleum
     
I N V E R T E D
   
"I am blind"  a Roy Delgado cartoon
upside down sign  "I am blind"       a Roy Delgado cartoon
     
I N V E R T E D
   
Harvey Comics, Little Dot June No. 57
Harvey Comics,  Little Dot
     
I N V E R T E D
   
MAD Magazine 1956 cover by Jack Davis
MAD Magazine,  1956       see full size
            
I N V E R T E D
   
a Rorschach inkblot image
 a Rorschach inkblot ... what do you see in this psychological test? 
see full size
              

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Public TRANSIT in art . . .

a Franz Masereel print about public transit 1943
a Franz Masereel print

       
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
    
Abram Games 1968 poster art, Sight See London, double decker bus
  "Sightsee London"    an Abram Games poster,  1968       
       
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
       
Early railway passengers in 1831, first second and third class, an illustration
early railway passengers in 1831       see full size
"Liverpool and Manchester Railway - first class, 1830"
"Liverpool and Manchester Railway - second and third class, 1831"

      
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
      

Edward Penfield illustration, 1890 public transit
an Edward Penfield illustration, 1890       see full size
        
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
            
an L. Raven Hill illustration of a passenger unconscious in a horse cab
an L. Raven Hill illustration
           
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
              
a print by Anders Zorn, the interior of a city omnibus 1892
a print by Anders Zorn ... the interior of a city omnibus,  1892
    
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
     
an Edward Leon Cortes painting, 1910? omnibus
an Edward Leon Cortes painting,  1910?       see full size
         
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
        
a Franz Wacik drawing of crowds rushing a streetcar
Franz Wacik       after the carnival
         
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T

a print by Otto Heinrich Strohmeyer, 1925
a print by Otto Heinrich Strohmeyer,  1925       see full size
       
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
        
1935's vision of future transit, Science Monthly
1935       see full size
     
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
         
a John Lockwood Kipling illustration of a royal elephant kneeling and waiting
a John Lockwood Kipling illustration       see full size
     
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
       
a photograph of the 1904 New York subway under construction
 the 1904 New York subway,  under construction       see full size
         
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
        
a photograph of a 1920s subway escalator, a moving stairway
a 1920s subway escalator
         
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
       
a 1924 British subway poster by Austin Cooper, It's cooler down below
a 1924 British subway poster by Austin Cooper
"It is cooler down below.  Travel in comfort by Underground"
           
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
        
an illustration of 1912 German transit, very busy overlapping transit
1912 Germany  
             
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
          
1913 German transit, a real suspended passenger train that existed
 this 1913 German public transit existed       see full size
     
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
        
a 1917 Frederick Henry Townsend cartoon: "Please move back a little more!"
a 1917 Frederick Henry Townsend cartoon    "Please move back a little more!"
     
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
        
E.A.Verpilleux art 1927 train station
a 1927 train station by E.A. Verpilleux       see full size
        
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
     
a 1928 Herb Breneman cartoon
a 1928 cartoon
     
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
         
a 1930 Martin Lewis print, Subway Steps
a 1930 print by Martin Lewis ... 'Subway steps'
 
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
     
1934 Cyril Power The Sunshine Roof
a 1934 print by Cyril Power ... 'The Sunshine Roof'       see full size

P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
 
an Antonio Petruccelli illustration of a departing ferry for Fortune Magazine 1935
an Antonio Petruccelli illustration       see full size
 
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
      
this 1870 pneumatic passenger car existed in New York, illustration with text
 this 1870 pneumatic passenger car with 22 seats existed and operated in New York
  
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
     
a detailed photograph of 1954 London subway seat fabric
1954 London subway seat fabric
      
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
     
an 1864 cartoon about coach transit
 an 1864 cartoon       see full size
"It's not the getting in . . . but it's the getting out"
      
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
       
a Bob Peak illustration of a Greyhound Escorter, used at the 1964 NY World's fair
a 'Greyhound Escorter' illustrated by Bob Peak ...
these were used at the 1964 NY World's fair       see full size
  
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
  
a a 1980s cartoon, The Bus
a 1980s cartoon    "the bus"
    
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
      
a 1987 Nick Hardcastle illustrated ad for the London subway, Or Take the Tube, snails as taxicabs
a 1987 Nick Hardcastle illustrated ad for the London subway
 
P U B L I C    T R A N S I T
  
a Drew Friedman comic, Tor in New York
a Drew Friedman comic about wrestler Tor Johnson  "Time for Tor to go on subway"    "Tor having fun on subway"