img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
Showing posts with label Style & fashion of the past. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Style & fashion of the past. Show all posts

Sunday, September 27, 2020

O D D N E S S . . . by different artists, part 3

Gregory Manchess, a strange scene at night at a train rail crossing
Gregory Manchess
      
O D D N E S S
        
an Édouard Riou illustration for the 1800s Jules Verne book Journey to the Center of the Earth, with giant mushrooms
an Édouard Riou illustration for the 1800s Jules Verne book  'Journey to the Center of the Earth'
      
O D D N E S S
        
a Maurice Vellekoop illustration of a strange theater stage set
a Maurice Vellekoop illustration       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
Abigail Rorer art, a shark plant with thorns
Abigail Rorer art
      
O D D N E S S
        
big hair in 1906, an illustration of a pretty woman with very long hair
big hair in 1906
      
O D D N E S S
        
size comparison in 1913, an ocean liner in a city square
size comparison in 1913       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
Charles Burns Dope Comics, All Marijuana Issue, a strange man smoking weed
"Dope Comics"    Charles Burns
      
O D D N E S S
        
a Bernhard Pankok cabinet at the 1902 Turin Exposition
a Bernhard Pankok cabinet at the 1902 Turin Exposition 
      
O D D N E S S
        
Chris Kenny art, bent twigs look like little human people
Chris Kenny art       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
a strange 1945 woman model, posing in an advertising photograph
a 1945 model,  posing
      
O D D N E S S
        
a 1928 illustration of urban vertigo by R.B. Fuller
a 1928 illustration
      
O D D N E S S
        
Michael Sowa, a giant snail in the streets
Michael Sowa       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
a post card of a tree growing out of a house, Winchester Vermont USA
a tree growing out of a house,  USA
      
O D D N E S S
        
a strange model smiling from a clothing catalog
from a 1923 clothing catalog
      
O D D N E S S
        
a Peter Helck historic illustration of a vehicle transporting to flatlands for a 1929 land speed record attempt
a Peter Helck historic illustration of a vehicle transporting to flatlands
for a 1929 land speed record attempt       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
a 1923 store window display for bottled olive oil with a giant spider weba 1923 store window display for bottled olive oil
    
O D D N E S S
        
a Peter Christen Asbjørnsen 1909 illustration of women romantically tugging at an unlikely old soldier
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,  1909
      
O D D N E S S
        
an 1881 meteorite strike on a country home, illustrated
an 1881 meteorite strike       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
City Of The Moon was a theatrical performance at the 1893 Chicago World's fair, a photograph with little people in costume
'City Of The Moon'  was a theatrical performance at the 1893 Chicago World's fair 
      
O D D N E S S
        
at the Shanghai World's Fair 2010
at the Shanghai World's Fair,  2010
      
O D D N E S S
        
breaking the striking textile workers in 1934 USA, a photograph of charging soldiers in a residential neighborhood
breaking the striking textile workers in 1934 USA       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale 1919, Golden Book Of Famous Women
an Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale illustration,  1919
      
O D D N E S S
        
an 1876 illustration, waterspouts suck up schools of fish and rain them down
1876:  waterspouts have been known to suck up schools of fish and rain them down
      
O D D N E S S
        
a Wayne Thiebaud painting of a strange stretched landscape
a Wayne Thiebaud painting       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
a strange 1876 decorative porcelain jug
an 1876 decorative porcelain jug
      
O D D N E S S
        
1885 furniture with wicker silk and Turkish fringe, illustrated
1885 furniture:  wicker, silk, and Turkish fringe       see full size
     
O D D N E S S
        
a Yan Dargent drawing of a man tormented by demons
Yan Dargent
      
O D D N E S S
        
Guy Billout, a strange scene on a clothing store with a customer and salesman
Guy Billout       see full size
      
O D D N E S S
        
an old distorted photograph of John F. Kennedy by Wee Gee
a photograph of John F. Kennedy by Wee Gee
      
O D D N E S S
        
an Arthur Stadler 1921 drawing of a strange man in an odd costume
Arthur Stadler,  1921
                         
Oddness 1       Oddness 2       Oddness 3
     
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Sunday, February 2, 2020

EARLY VERSIONS of things

Sebastien Lenormand's successful 1783 parachute jump at l'Observatoire de Montpellier
Sebastien Lenormand's successful 1783 parachute jump at l'Observatoire de Montpellier
 ... the actual parachute was 14 feet across in size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a 1922 shopping mall photograph showing the interior floors
a 1922 shopping mall ... most big cities had shopping malls by the 1880s
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a reproduction of a prehistoric cave painting in Spain of a bison
a reproduction of a prehistoric cave painting in Spain
see full size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
A New Star The Fairy Radium, a 1903 cartoon about radium and science. Madam Curie
"A New Star ... The Fairy Radium"    a 1903 cartoon about science discovering radium
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a very large 1931 portable car radio, photograph
a 1931 portable radio for the home or car
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a Hanna Harbera animated television advertisement for Kellogg's Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal, Art Lozzi was the background artist
some alleged early Americans in a Hanna Harbera animated tele-
vision advertisement for Kellogg's Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal 
... Art Lozzi was the background artist       see full size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a 1920 truck tattler, hour and minute of each start and stop, the mileage gas and oil consumption, a photograph
a 1920  'tattler'  told employers what their truck drivers were doing  "... hour and minute of each start and stop,  the mileage,  gas and oil consumption ... etc."   Tattlers are still used today
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
illustrated natural corn before progressive modification
natural corn,  before progressive modification
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1830 USA Wolf Point or infant Chicago, an illustration
"Wolf Point,  or infant Chicago"   1830
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1874 Chicago, an illustrated birdseye view
"The city of Chicago"   1874       see full size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
jazz drummer Buddy Rich in 1923 was named Traps The Drum Wonder, a photograph
famous jazz drummer Buddy Rich,  as a child in 1923 was named "Traps The Drum Wonder"
     
a Buddy Rich photograph portrait
Buddy Rich
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
our devil, this character used by various advertisers was later developed into MAD's comedy mascot Alfred E. Neuman
"our devil"  . . . this character was used by various advertisers in 1902,  and was later developed
into MAD's comedy mascot  'Alfred E. Neuman'
MAD Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1882 New York City in a bird's eye view
1882 New York City from a bird's eye view       see full size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a 1718 North America map, including a confused second Gulf Of Mexico above The Great Lakes
1718 North America
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
Cinema Academy Manager Rejects Color, a 1936 movie industry prediction
in this 1936 cinema industry magazine article,
the Manager of the Academy of Cinema
explains why the new color films are just
a novelty that will soon return to
black and white
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
The earliest known picture of a hat store from 1505
"The earliest known picture of a hat store,  1505"
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a 1554 European illustration of a whale
a 1554 European illustration of a whale
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S

1642 Dragon of the Deep, an illustration of a sea cow or walrus
"The Dragon of the Deep"    a 1642 walrus?
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1489 Magnetic rocks which attract the flesh of men, an illustration of bad science, Defensorium Eisenhut
"Magnetic rocks which attract the flesh of men"   1489
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a 1600s submarine design, the earliest known picture of an underwater vessel, besides the mechanical contrivance of his vessel he had a chemical liquor, from time to time he perceived that the finer and purer part of the air was consumed
a 1600s submarine design   "the earliest known picture of an under-
water vessel ... besides the mechanical contrivance of his vessel he
had a chemical liquor ... from time to time he perceived that the finer
and purer part of the air was consumed ..."       see full size
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
Gambling in a Brothel, a 1500s illustration
"Gambling in a Brothel"   1500s
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1920s ice cream truck, a photograph, Carry's Ice Cream
an ice cream truck,  1920s?       see full size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
the 1949 cinema serial Batman & Robin
the 1949 cinema serial "Batman & Robin"
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1899 Rontgen X Ray, complete destruction of the skin and subjacent tissues and a subsequent ulcer which was accompanied by alarming symptoms and which only healed after many months of continued care and treatment
1899 Rontgen X Ray   "... complete destruction of the skin, and subjacent
tissues, and a subsequent ulcer which was accompanied by alarming
symptoms and which only healed after many months of continued
care and treatment"
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
the 1817 Promenades Aeriennes rollercoaster in Paris, an illustration
the 1817 "Promenades Aeriennes",   a  rollercoaster in Paris       see full size
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
the 1880 English children's character Humpty Dumpty after falling from a wall, an illustrationthe 1880 English children's character "Humpty Dumpty"
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
1885 the first gasoline motorcycle built by Gottlieb Daimler, a photograph
1885,  the first gasoline motorcycle
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a 1948 shopping mall photograph
a 1948 shopping strip-mall       see full size
        
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
a Leopoldo Metlicovitz poster illustration, 1910 she is his updraft
a Leopoldo Metlicovitz poster illustration,  1910
         
E A R L Y    V E R S I O N S
        
the first orange tree planted in California around 1870, a 1931 photograph
the first orange tree planted in California around 1870,  a 1931 photograph
       
     
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)