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Sunday, January 17, 2021

W E I G H T . . . by different artists

a Bernard Picart illustration of Atlas holding up the sky
a Bernard Picart illustration
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Chesley Bonestell 1947 illustration, if there were no gravity on Earth
a Chesley Bonestell illustration,  1947
      
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Toronto 1930 Bay Street
Toronto,  1930       see full size
      
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Octahobnte Bonhy! a poster of a tank crushing a flower
"Octahobnte Bonhy!"    a poster
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Max Klinger 1879, a giant wing foot crushing a man into a grave
Max Klinger,  1879
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a 1952 Murano glass paperweight
a 1952 Murano glass paperweight
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
The Punishment formerly inflicted on those who Refused Pleading to an Indictment, 1772 law punishing by crushing weights, an illustration
"The Punishment formerly inflicted on those who Refused Pleading to an Indictment"    1772 law
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Hulk by Jim Steranko, carrying weight
"Hulk"    Jim Steranko
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a Gustave Dore illustration of a man near his end with death waiting
a Gustave Dore illustration       see full size
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Table Rock in 1840s Niagara Falls Canada, an illustration
"Table Rock"  at Niagara Falls Canada,  1840s
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
the collapse of Table Rock in 1850 Niagara Falls, an illustration the collapse of Table Rock in 1850
            
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
hanging on every word, an illustration from a 1932 advertisement
"There are thousands hanging on every word"   from a 1932 advertisement
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
an Edmund J. Sullivan illustration of three figures crushing grapes to make wine
an Edmund J. Sullivan illustration
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a Boris Artzybasheff illustration of a factory forge
a Boris Artzybasheff illustration
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
The Press, a print by Yvon Doucet 1938
a print by Yvon Doucet,  1938
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
an embossed surface in beige
an embossed surface
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a Frans Masereel print 1922, a man squashed under a car
a Frans Masereel print,  1922
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a Felix Vallotton print of undertakers struggling with a coffin on stairs. Le Mauvais Pas
a Felix Vallotton print       see full size
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, a drawing of women laborers carrying heavy sacks
Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Popeye #1 1948 Dell Comics, Popeye with Swee'Pea
"Popeye"   by Bud Sagendorf,  1948
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
I can see your finger on the scale! a Don Martin cartoon for MAD about a meat shop
him  "...exactly one pound"        her  "I can see your finger on the scale!" 
a Don Martin cartoon for MAD
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a Gary Larson cartoon about elephants stepping in something
"Well what the? ... I THOUGHT I smelled something."      Gary Larson
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Smokey illustrated for children by Bill Peet
"Smokey"   illustrated for children by Bill Peet       see full size
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
an Ivo Pannaggi painting of a steel locomotive in cubism
an Ivo Pannaggi painting       see full size
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a Joseph Clement Coll illustration of men hanging from above saving another man
a Joseph Clement Coll illustration
         
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake showed that better structural supports were needed instead of hollow ones
the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake showed that better structural supports were needed
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
a light weight cork exhibit from Algeria at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
a light-weight cork exhibit at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Al Feldstein for EC Comics, buzzards attack
Al Feldstein for EC Comics,  1952
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Charles Howard Johnson 1893 illustration of a boy and dog riding a block of ice
"The wonderful ride on the block of ice"   a book illustration by
Charles Howard Johnson,  1893
       
W  E  I  G  H  T
       
Arthur Stadler 1930, a giant elephant foot crushing a little man
Arthur Stadler,  1930

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