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Sunday, September 13, 2020

N U M B E R S . . . by different artists

a George Tooker painting of a grim supermarket
a George Tooker painting
       
N U M B E R S
       
a 1930 Herbert Paus illustration of six engine airplane
six engines in a Herbert Paus illustration,  1930
       
N U M B E R S
       
Bob Peak illustration for Marlborough cigarettes 1960s, Marlborough Man
 three men in a Bob Peak illustration for Marlborough cigarettes,  1960s ...
the advertising campaign covered television, radio and magazines.
The accompanying music was Elmer Bernstein's 'Magnificent
Seven' theme from the famous movie ...
smoke Marlborough cigarettes
-see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
graphic designs by Elizabeth Friedlander, four music scores
four designs by Elizabeth Friedlander,  1950s?       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
three squares in calligraphy art
three squares in calligraphy art
       
N U M B E R S
       
perfume bottle, 1898 Gosnell's opoponax
two views of a perfume bottle,  1898
       
N U M B E R S
       
three bottles of after shave lotion in a 1950 scratchboard illustration
three bottles of after shave lotion in a 1950 scratchboard illustration
       
N U M B E R S
       
six fashion women in 1600s Europe, Italy, Spain
six women in 1600s Europe,  from an 1800s book       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
five apple slices in a Don Weller illustration, 1980 office going digital with an Apple computer, floppy disk
five apple slices in a Don Weller illustration,  1980?       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
three windy women in a Kay Nielson illustration
three in a Kay Nielson illustration
       
N U M B E R S
       
a Seagram's 7 Crown Blended Whiskey advertisement showing a giant floral number seven
Seagram's 7 Crown Blended Whiskey
       
N U M B E R S
       
1867 stereoscopic photography, an illustration of the cameras
1867 stereoscopic photography ... photographs by two cameras slightly spaced like eyes
produced true 3d images.  When seen in a small hand-held viewer,  high quality 3d 
images filled the field of vision.
       
N U M B E R S
       
three spotted deer at rest in a Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth illustration
three in a Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth illustration
see full size
        
N U M B E R S
       
four birds by Colin See Paynton
four by Colin See Paynton       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
two mints by Walter Crane, a 1909 man and woman in green mint costumes
two mints by Walter Crane,  1909
       
N U M B E R S
       
three scruffy singers in a Fred Barnard illustration, for Charles Dickens
three in a Fred Barnard illustration       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
a 1948 illustration of a man behind the eight ball, and at a disadvantage in USA slang
in 1948 USA slang,  'behind the eight ball' meant 'to be at a disadvantage'
       
N U M B E R S
       
a linear burst from a graphic clip-art catalog, number seven
example seven from a graphic clip-art catalog
       
N U M B E R S
       
a Shiro Kuramata chair made of wire mesh
one 1986 chair by Shiro Kuramata       see full size
      
N U M B E R S
       
three odd stems by Abigail Rorer, half human plants
three stems by Abigail Rorer
       
N U M B E R S
       
radiating circles from a graphic clip art catalog, number 6
example six from a graphic clip-art catalog
       
N U M B E R S
       
two old enamel jars Japan, color illustrated
two old enamel jars,  Japan       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
three uncles in a Fritz Eichenberg illustration
three uncles in a Fritz Eichenberg illustration       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
five light gage chains from a hardware catalog, illustrared
five light gage chains from a hardware catalog
       
N U M B E R S
       
four dogs in a boat by Michael Sowa
four by Michael Sowa       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
the Parthenon geometrically aligns with the six points of a snowflake, illustrated
six points from a 1912 geometry book   "Parthenon and Snow Crystal"
       
N U M B E R S
       
a 1971 AMF Baha bicycle in yellow and orange, number three
"3"  a child's bicycle,  1971       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
two 1924 factory towers with ornamental brickwork
two 1924 factory towers
       
N U M B E R S
       
three hags by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, 1909
three by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,  1909       see full size
       
N U M B E R S
       
a Miroslav Sasek children's book, number seven
address number seven in a Miroslav Sasek children's book                   
Numbers 1       Numbers 2      Numbers 3
 Numbers 4       Numbers 5