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Sunday, December 26, 2021

TURNING THINGS . . . by different artists

a 1969 graphic op art turning effect

1969
        
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a Michael Turner poster, 1965 Grand Prix
a Michael Turner poster,  1965 Grand Prix
        
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a 1907 amusement ride photograph
a 1907 amusement ride ... it would accelerate and spin people off
click twice
        
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1950s bathroom knobs in pastel colors
 1950s bathroom knobs
        
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a Bernard Picart of Sufi Whirling Dervishes
 a Bernard Picart illustration of Sufi 'Whirling Dervishes'       click twice
        
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a a Sybil Andrews print of a turning windmill
a Sybil Andrews print
        
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1600s & 1700s fancy keys, three in a photograph
1600s & 1700s keys
        
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1901 theater stagehands Japan, an illustration of a turning stage
1901 theater stagehands,  Japan       click twice
        
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Sidney Hutter 2003 art glass
Sidney Hutter 2003 art glass
        
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a 1904 merry-go-round or roundabout photograph with wooden horses
 a 1904 'merry-go-round' or 'roundabout' amusement ride       click twice
        
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the giant 1893 Chicago World's Fair Ferris Wheel
the giant 1893 Chicago World's Fair Ferris Wheel
        
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green vaseline glass radioactive with a spiral design
'vaseline glass' is slightly radioactive       click twice
        
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1926 oval toilet paper
1926 toilet paper   "At each half revolution the fixture automatically stops and sheets must
then be torn off,  thus eliminating the possibility of needless extravagance."
        
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Eddie Chalecki 2013 art, turning graphic
Eddie Chalecki 2013 art       see full size
        
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1964 NY Worlds Fair 1
at the 1964 NY Worlds Fair ... the 'U.S. Royal Tires' giant amusement ride
        
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1964 NY Worlds Fair 2
the 1964 NY Worlds Fair
        
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a George Cruikshank cartoon about wealthy people at play
a George Cruikshank cartoon       click twice
        
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a Benjamin Rabier 1923 children's book illustration of a squirrel running in a caged wheel
a Benjamin Rabier 1923 children's book illustration       click twice
        
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a 1931 gears graphic
1931 gears
        
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a 1927 large gear photograph
1927
        
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1913 clock tower figures on a turntable
1913 clock tower figures       click twice
        
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a 1970s Sansui stereo ad illustration
a 1970s Sansui stereo ad illustration
        
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a 1869 unicycle, the Flying Yankee Velocipede illustrated
a 1869 unicycle,  the "Flying Yankee Velocipede"
        
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Erik Nitsche graphic design, the propellor
Erik Nitsche graphic design
        
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a Gordon Grant illustration of men turning a capstan
a Gordon Grant illustration of men turning a capstan       click twice
        
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a Privat Livemont illustration of a woman doing home repairs with a screwdriver
a Privat Livemont illustration      click twice
        
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1960s spin art ... paint is dropped onto a rapidly spinning disk
1960s spin art ... paint is dropped onto a rapidly spinning disk
click twice
        
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a 1905 wrestling machine photograph
a 1905 wrestling machine
        
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a 1911 store display, the Water Wheel Assortment
a 1911 store display for pencils,  the "Water Wheel Assortment"
click twice
        
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paper cut art with skeletons
paper cut art
          
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Sunday, December 19, 2021

SHADE & SHADOW . . . in art, part 3

a Lawren Harris painting Canada 1920s, The Group of Seven, trees in shade
Lawren Harris,  Canada 1920s
       
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E.O. Hoppe 1923 art, a moody urban scene
this poor reproduction of an E.O. Hoppe 1923 photograph is unintentionally
moody and beautiful       click image twice for full size
       
S H A D E   &   S H A D O W
       
Albert Weisgerber 1905 art, two men seated at a shady outdoor cafe
Albert Weisgerber 1905 art
       
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Art Riley art for Disney animation, winter deer in shaded purples
Art Riley for Disney       see full size
       
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Otto Heichert art 1903, mother and child carrying firewood
Otto Heichert art,  1903
       
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a Charles Sheeler painting of industrial
Charles Sheeler       click twice
       
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Charles Ginner art, a shady forest
Charles Ginner art
       
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a 1923 dancer leaping with joy in a photograph
a 1923 dancer       click twice
       
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an F. Gregory Brown 1916 travel poster illustration
an F. Gregory Brown 1916 travel poster illustration
       
S H A D E   &   S H A D O W
       
Marius Watz digital art, striped shade
Marius Watz digital art       click twice
       
S H A D E   &   S H A D O W
       
Emily Carr art, a strange forest
an Emily Carr painting
       
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Stefan Żechowski art, a woman's head
Stefan Żechowski art       click twice
       
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Eyvind Earle, winter hills in shadow
Eyvind Earle
       
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a color developement sketch for Disney, a deer in green forest
a color development sketch for Disney       click twice
       
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a Charles Sheeler 1950 photograph of a skyscaper building in partial shade
a Charles Sheeler 1950 photograph
       
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a Maxwell Ashby Armfield painting of a farmfield with with cloud shadows
Maxwell Ashby Armfield       click twice
       
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a poster by Noel Fontanet 1937 advertising an apertif
a poster by Noel Fontanet,  1937
       
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Lawren Harris, group of seven
Lawren Harris       click twice
       
S H A D E   &   S H A D O W
       
an 1860 hand shadow puppet
an 1860 shadow puppet
       
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Franz von Stuck, a sleeping satyre
Franz von Stuck       click twice
       
S H A D E   &   S H A D O W
       
F.L. Griggs 1922 architecture old England
F.L. Griggs,  1922
       
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1925 window shade patterns
1925 window shade fabrics
       
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1963 architectural exterior texture, geometric shapes in shadow
1963 architectural exterior texture
       
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Maxfield Parrish, a man carrying a basket in a winter forest with odd lighting
Maxfield Parrish       click twice
       
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a Richard Estes painting
a Richard Estes painting       click twice
       
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a Harold Von Schmidt illustration 1924, Standard Oil Bulletin
a Harold Von Schmidt illustration
       
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Siemen Dijkstra art, green shrubbery
Siemen Dijkstra art       click twice
       
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Rudolph Ruzicka art
Rudolph Ruzicka art
         
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