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Sunday, November 15, 2020

S H I N Y . . . by different artists

a Richard Estes painting of a shiny glossy parked car in a big city
a Richard Estes painting
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
crinkled tin foil
tin foil
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1949 Bristol Brabazon color illustration, a giant passenger plane
the 1949 Bristol Brabazon was a working airliner with a cinema, 
 cocktail lounge,  and dining room
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1967 Dodge Deora ina color photograph
a 1967 Dodge Deora       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
Jerry Lewis before fame
young Jerry Lewis
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a Packard automobile hood mascot
a Packard automobile hood mascot

S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1980 Robert Cottingham painting of a colored glass store, Keen Kottons
a Robert Cottingham painting,  1980       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a Fernand Khnopff painting of autumn colors reflected in a mirror-like pond
a Fernand Khnopff painting
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1930 cocktail shaker shaped like a bomb
a 1930 cocktail shaker
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
an art installation by Zhan Wang, a city of pots and pans
an art installation by Zhan Wang       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
1940 wallpaper with metallic ink, a color photograph
1940 wallpaper with metallic ink

S  H  I  N  Y
        
A personal metal-cased telephone address book
This personal metal-cased telephone address book opened to hand-written pages.
Pages became frayed by the moveable selector until they broke loose,
shuffling like a sloppy deck of cards that prevented closing of the case.
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1980s Swatch chrome telephone
a 1980s 'Swatch' telephone       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1936 glove measuring device
a 1936 glove measuring device
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a small green glass dish by Whitefriars
a small glass dish by Whitefriars       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a Richard Estes painting of a stainless steel subway inter-car door
a Richard Estes painting

S  H  I  N  Y
        
a photograph of 1920 steel scissors from Germany
1920 steel scissors,  Germany
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
Frank Wootton 1953 illustration of a shiny aircraft engine
an almost lewd Frank Wootton 1953 illustration       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
the 1970 Takara Beautilion at Expo '70 in Japan, a color photograph
the 1970 Takara 'Beautilion' at Expo '70 in Japan 
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a Robert Williams painting, chrome shop goddess
a Robert Williams painting       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
an Elizabeth Enright 1935 children's book illustration, girl with a mirror
an Elizabeth Enright 1935 children's book illustration

S  H  I  N  Y
        
a detailed photograph of 1941 Christmas decorations for store shoppers
1941 Christmas decorations for store shoppers       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
an illustration by Ludwig Hohlwein, Herrsching, Keramische Werkstatten Muenchen
an illustration by Ludwig Hohlwein
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
an old storefront with Vitrolite colored glass, made to look like a giant camera
an old camera-like storefront with Vitrolite black glass
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
hematite from below, a close-up color photograph
hematite from below
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 'Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate' award for George Schlatter from Laugh-In 1967 to 1972
a 'Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate' award to the producer of
the late 1960s television comedy "Laugh-In"

S  H  I  N  Y
        
a detailed image of a 1965 microphone, good for blues harmonica
a 1965 stage microphone
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a Chesley Bonestell illustration of a giant silver rocket at night being prepared for launch
a Chesley Bonestell illustration       see full size
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a 1944 cartoon with a woman shining her husband's shoes and explaining why, He had it written in small type on the bottom of our marriage licence
"He had it written in small type on the bottom of our marriage licence."   1944
        
S  H  I  N  Y
        
a Richard Estes painting of a big shiny bus
Richard Estes        
 

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