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Sunday, April 12, 2020

CONES & PYRAMIDS . . . by different artists

a Hermann Billing 1925 architectural color drawing of a fantasic pyramid
 Hermann Billing architecture,  1925
       
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
an illustrated self-powered bathing shower at L'Exposition de Paris 1878
a self-powered bathing shower at L'Exposition de Paris,  1878
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a giant Delft flower vase 1690, a color photograph
a Delft flower vase,  1690
    
 C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a 1904 topiary garden shelter, a photograph
a 1904 topiary garden shelter
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a Robert Williams painting about trailer parks and Babylon
a Robert Williams painting       see full size
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
an illustrated 1890 baby walker, a safe cone, the J.S. Irvine baby walker and protector
an 1890 baby walker
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a Futurism painting by Gerardo Dottori
a Futurism painting by Gerardo Dottori       see full size
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
pavilions at the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair
at the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
the Washington pavilion at the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair, in the shape of a giant cone
a pavilion at the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair
       
 C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
the Latting observatory in 1853 New York at The Crystal Palace, an observation tower
1853 New York  "The Latting observatory ... of the Crystal 
Palace ... is being built ... will reach the height of 350 feet" 
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a 1930s Achiel Van Sassenbrouck painting of haystacks on a farm in Holland, The Netherlands
an Achiel Van Sassenbrouck painting       see full size
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
Busby Berkley cinematic choreography 1933, a fountain of pretty girls in a photograph
Busby Berkley's cinematic choreography,  1933
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
an E.J. Detmold illustration 1912, bees swarming inside a bee hive
an E.J. Detmold illustration,  1912
         
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
Jože Plečnik 1910s secession-style stone work pyramids on a bridge, a photograph
Jože Plečnik,  1910s secession-style stone work
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a Peter Bentley 1973 book cover illustration for The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
a Peter Bentley 1973 book cover illustration
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
Edward Bawden wallpaper 1935
Edward Bawden wallpaper,  1935
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
ruins in Spain, an old illustration of two men exploring an interior dome
ruins in Spain?
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
pyramid ruins in Italy, an old illustration
 ruins in Italy       see full size
              
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
plastic board game pieces 1977, a color photograph
plastic board game pieces,  1977
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a restaurant in Italy 1880, a spiked metal rack for holding empty wine bottles
a restaurant in Italy,  1880?
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
heavy lace 1870, an illustrated parasol cover in Guipure D'Art
heavy lace,  1870
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a 1915 Felix Valloton woodcut print, La Tranchee (C'est la Guerre 1)
a Felix Valloton woodcut print,  1915       see full size
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a color photograph of an old lamp by Daum with gold fleck highlights
an old lamp by Daum
         
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a Heinrich Kley illustration of a strange public procession in New York, for Christmas?
a Heinrich Kley drawing in New York       see full size
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a Joseph Binder 1937 illustration of a city skyline at nightwith stars for Fortune Magazine December 1937
Joseph Binder,  1937
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a John Polgreen illustration from a 1958 children's book, Space Flight by Golden Library of Knowledge
a John Polgreen illustration from a 1958 children's book
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
an illustration of a European castle turret
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
a Frederic Church painting of a landscape with a volcano
a Frederic Church painting       see full size
         
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
Doctress, an 1892 masquerade costume, illustrated with description of colors
"Doctress"    an 1892 masquerade costume
      
C O N E S   &   P Y R A M I D S
        
London Town, a children's book by Thomas Crane & Ellen Houghten, the cover showing a bee hive
"London Town"   a children's book by Thomas Crane & Ellen Houghten
      
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