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Sunday, January 29, 2023

CHEVRONS . . . V-shaped marks, often inverted

old fabric with chevrons Japan
old fabric from Japan with a background pattern of chevrons
      
C H E V R O N S
                
an art deco metal panel 1920s
a metal panel,  1920s?
      
C H E V R O N S
                
1925 Ganika Dorsay perfume France packaging
1925 Ganika Dorsay perfume,  France       see full size
      
C H E V R O N S
                
a 1903 hotel bellboy uniform
a 1903 hotel uniform with one chevron
      
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1926 hotel parking valet and message boy uniforms chevrons are an insignia used to indicate rank
1926 hotel chevrons were an insignia used to indicate rank ... 
here we see 'Major General Parking Valet' and
'Brigadier General Message Boy'
      
C H E V R O N S
                 
a 1937 Pontiac Coupe hood ornament
a 1937 Pontiac Coupe hood ornament       see full size
      
C H E V R O N S
                
a decorated Charles Rennie Mackintosh chair
a Charles Rennie Mackintosh chair
      
C H E V R O N S
                
1941 tweed pants
1941 tweed pants
      
C H E V R O N S
                
tweed detail
tweed detail ... that's nice but could you step back a little please?
see full size
      
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a Rupert Spira mosaic in blue 1990s
a Rupert Spira mosaic,  1990s
      
C H E V R O N S
                
Albin Muller interior design
old Albin Muller interior design
      
C H E V R O N S
                 
a Chrysler Fluid Drive emblem
a "Chrysler Fluid Drive"  emblem       see full size
      
C H E V R O N S
                
1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
"Cuban Cigars"  at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
      
C H E V R O N S
                
an art deco metal grill 1930s
an art deco metal grill,  1930s?
      
C H E V R O N S
                
a men's lounge in a 1949 theater
a men's lounge in a 1949 theate       see full size
      
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a Mark Catesby illustration 1772
a Mark Catesby illustration,  1772
      
C H E V R O N S
                
Walter Schnackenberg
Walter Schnackenberg theatre costume design
      
C H E V R O N S
                
1901 V Gearing illustration
1901  "V gearing ... silent transmission of power"
      
C H E V R O N S
                
1700s furniture chevron
1700s furniture
      
C H E V R O N S
                
the 1970 Japan World's Fair Italy pavilion
the Italy pavilion at the 1970 Japan World's Fair       see full size
      
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a Claude Monet painting
a Claude Monet painting
      
C H E V R O N S
                
1927 mens hairstyle
1927
      
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a metal house at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair
a metal house at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair       see full size
      
C H E V R O N S
                
Franco Grignani art
Franco Grignani art       see full size
      
C H E V R O N S
                
a John Alcorn illustration 1966
a John Alcorn illustration,  1966       see full size
      
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old Romanesque fabric
old Romanesque fabric
      
C H E V R O N S
                
Dennis The Menace Hank Ketcham 1962
"I'll have a hamburger and a milkshake, please."    a 'Dennis 
The Menace' cartoon by Hank Ketcham,  1961
      
C H E V R O N S
                 
a 1958 Attwood powerboat wheel
a 1958 Attwood powerboat
      
C H E V R O N S
                 
a 1937 British illustration by Irwin Smith
a 1937 British illustration by Irwin Smith       see full size
      
C H E V R O N S
                
old textile India
old textile,  India
           
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Sunday, January 15, 2023

SMOKE & STEAM . . . by different artists, part 2

a C.B. Falls 1912 illustration, witch and cauldron making a magic love spell
a mythical 'witch' making a magic love spell for a client ... C.B. Falls illustration,  1912
     
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
1970 World's Fair  Pepsi pavilion in Japan with artificial fog
day and night,  artificial fog enshrouded the 1970 World's Fair 
Pepsi pavilion in Japan       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a David Hockney painting 2010, ashtray with cigarettes
a David Hockney painting,  2010
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Edwin Landseer 1800s art a stag in the mountains
Edwin Landseer 1800s art       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
1500s Persia brick smoke stack tower
a 1500s brick smoke exhaust,  Persia
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                    
an Albert Bierstadt painting 1877 USA
an Albert Bierstadt painting,  1877 USA       see full size
     
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a matchbox with rooster lable Japan
a matchbox,  Japan
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
1885 medical England steam bath, Portable Turkish Hot Air And Vapour Baths
1885   "Portable Turkish Hot Air And Vapour Baths"       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a 1923 stylized factory graphic
a 1923 stylized factory graphic       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a Tom Sandberg 2004 photograph of a jet in fog flying just over a runway
a Tom Sandberg photograph,  2004       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                     
a Rene Bull 1913 illustration of an old king
a Rene Bull 1913 illustration with ancient symbols
     
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Rene Bull 1913 illustration 2
Rene Bull,  1913
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Bertram H. Brooker 1923 art, wind gusts
Bertram H. Brooker 1923 art       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a Frank Herfort photograph in Russia of a little yelow car passing steaming nuclear stacks
a Frank Herfort photograph in Russia       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Frank Herfort photograph Russia, a steel sphere
Frank Herfort in Russia ... the photographer said that man appeared
unexpectedly and sat down as the photographs were being taken
see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                    
a Joe Krush illustration of a gallion sailing ship
a Joe Krush illustration
     
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a Bill Peet children's book illustration of a choochoo train
a Bill Peet children's book illustration       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
J.M.W. Turner art, travelers on a mountain path
J.M.W. Turner art
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Marcel Van Eeden art, smoking fire on a slanted horizon
Marcel Van Eeden art       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a Thornton Oakley illustration of smoky big city docks
a Thornton Oakley illustration
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                    
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent       see full size
     
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                             
a Frank Wootten illustration of a locomotive
a Frank Wootten illustration
               
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                             
Hans Baluschek 1904 art, a busy train yard at night
Hans Baluschek 1904 art       see full size
         
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
an 1800s geyser
an 1800s geyser USA
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Jeanne Mammen art, a reclining woman with cigarette
cigarette smoke by Jeanne Mammen       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                    
Maximilien Luce art, a smoky factory
Maximilien Luce art       see full size
     
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Norman Bel Geddes future design, a giant ocean ship
1930s future design by Norman Bel Geddes       see full size
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a Rolph Grossmann illustration, Brodo Dimanzo Maggi
a Rolph Grossmann illustration
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
Thomas Fluharty caricature
a caricature by Thomas Fluharty
      
S M O K E   &   S T E A M
                                
a Frederic Church painting 1862 volcano
a Frederic Church painting,  1862       see full size
       
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