TURNING THINGS . . . by different artists

1969

        

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a Michael Turner poster,  1965 Grand Prix

        

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a 1907 amusement ride ... it would accelerate and spin people off

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 1950s bathroom knobs

        

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 a Bernard Picart illustration of Sufi 'Whirling Dervishes'       click twice

        

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a Sybil Andrews print

        

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1600s & 1700s keys

        

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1901 theater stagehands,  Japan       click twice

        

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Sidney Hutter 2003 art glass

        

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 a 1904 'merry-go-round' or 'roundabout' amusement ride       click twice

        

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the giant 1893 Chicago World's Fair Ferris Wheel

        

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'vaseline glass' is slightly radioactive       click twice

        

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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       see full size

        

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at the 1964 NY Worlds Fair ... the 'U.S. Royal Tires' giant amusement ride

        

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the 1964 NY Worlds Fair

        

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a George Cruikshank cartoon       click twice

        

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a Benjamin Rabier 1923 children's book illustration       click twice

        

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1931 gears

        

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1927

        

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1913 clock tower figures       click twice

        

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a 1970s Sansui stereo ad illustration

        

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a 1869 unicycle,  the "Flying Yankee Velocipede"

        

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Erik Nitsche graphic design

        

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a Gordon Grant illustration of men turning a capstan       click twice

        

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a Privat Livemont illustration      click twice

        

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1960s spin art ... paint is dropped onto a rapidly spinning disk

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a 1905 wrestling machine

        

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a 1911 store display for pencils,  the "Water Wheel Assortment"

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paper cut art