RETRO-FUTURE, by different artists part 3

a 1930s Soviet Russian future ... past predictions of the future are

called RETROFUTURE.  They commonly showed a bright wonderful

tomorrow,  and always in the style of the illustrator's own times

      

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1958 ... most scenes were of fantastic cities and odd looking vehicles

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previous futures were mostly optimistic, but now days are dark ...

'The Jetsons',  Hanna Barbera 1962       see full size

      

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an Ed Emshwiller illustration, 1960

      

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public transit will never change       Albert Robida      see full size

      

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Richard Arbib's 1956 Astra-Gnome ... it had wheels and burned gasoline

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listening to poetry in the 20th Century,  by 1800s Albert Robida

      

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a Frank R. Paul 1931 illustration of future construction

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Andrey Sokolov,  1950s Russia       see full size

      

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an old Arthur Radebaugh illustration       see full size

      

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a William Robinson Leigh illustration,  1908

      

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a Syd Mead illustration       see full size

    

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1940s

      

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a John Berkey illustration       see full size

      

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John Berkey       see full size

     

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John Berkey

      

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1961 Soviet Russia future transit       see full size

      

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a Frank R. Paul illustration

      

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an Ed Emshwiller illustration ... and of course,  long live glorious Zarkon

      

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future transit       see full size

     

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André Devambez       see full size

      

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1960s Disney's 'Gyro Gearloose' the inventor, and 'Helper' sitting on his knee

      

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an Alexander Leydenfrost illustration,  1951       see full size

      

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a Yevgeni Voishvillo children's book illustration,  1965 Russia

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Yevgeni Voishvillo,  1965       see full size

      

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1922 ... 10,000 years in the future

       

Retro-future 1       Retro-future 2