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Sunday, April 23, 2017

DIRECTIONS pictured in art

photograph, road to nowhere, lost railroad tracks
let's follow directions
     
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a Chris van Allsburg illustration
a Chris van Allsburg illustration
     
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a Perry Barlow illustration for The new Yorker magazine July 16 1938
a Perry Barlow illustration,  1938
     
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Art Werger 2002, driving into a parking lot
Art Werger,  2002       see full size
     
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hand pointing signs at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair
at the 1964 New York World's Fair
     
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a 1901 map of Canada
a 1901 map of Canada, now quite different
      see full size
     
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Caution Worst Case Scenario Ahead, a Henry Martin cartoon
"Caution ... Worst Case Scenario Ahead"   a Henry Martin cartoon
     
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James Montgomery Flagg
James Montgomery Flagg
       see full size
     
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1847 transit
"Full inside,  Sir,  but plenty of room on the top"   1847 transit
     
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animated credits from the 1960s comedy film 'The Great Race'
animated credits from the 1960s comedy film 'The Great Race'
     
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an Eric Fraser Illustration, asking directions
an Eric Fraser Illustration
       see full size
     
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Bill Campbell, Weird-Ohs 1960s, suburban commuter cartoon
a 1960s Bill Campbell package illustration for 'Weird-Ohs' plastic
assembly toy models       see full size
      
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a Phil May cartoon, lost crying child
"Lost"    a Phil May cartoon       see full size
     
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pointing hand symbol, different sizes
a century ago,  the pointing hand symbol was commonly used in signage and advertising
     
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1950 orchestra conductor, Virtuoso the Wagner Chorale
individual musicians follow the conductor to act as one orchestra 
see full size
     
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a Gahan Wilson cartoon, lost in desert cartoon, ask directions cartoon
"Looks like we can't expect to find much in that direction."
a Gahan Wilson cartoon       see full size
     
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prismatic compass 1904, illustration
"Prismatic Compass"   understand or die,  in 1904 
see full size
     
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a Grant Haffner painting, driving at night
a Grant Haffner painting       see full size
     
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a Fred Barnard illustration for a Charles Dickens book
a Fred Barnard illustration for a Charles Dickens book       see full size
     
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a 1954 trash receptacle from a restaurant supply catalog
"Push"    a 1954 trash receptacle from a
restaurant supply catalog
    
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Andy Warhol's paint-by-numbers art
 Andy Warhol       see full size
    
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1925 traffic cop, 1925 crosswalk police photograph
"A manually controlled electric signal, San Francisco"     1925 USA
       
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Ken Reid 1970s cartoon, lost traveller, World Wide Weirdies
"You are 10,000 miles from the nearest telephone"    Ken Reid,  1970s
    
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an Allen Kass illustration for a UK car advertisement
an Allen Kass illustration for a UK car advertisement       see full size
    
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an 1885 map of Africa
1885 Africa       see full size
     
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an old amber glass lighthouse lens, color photograph
this old amber glass lens lighthouse guided ships
    
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a 1973 Lynd Ward illustration of a lighthouse
a 1973 Lynd Ward illustration       see full size
    
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fork in road choice
"Bad Times ... Good Times"       see full size
    
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a London policeman by Ronald Searle
a London policeman by Ronald Searle
    
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an E.C. Vey cartoon for National Lampoon Magazine
"Oh no!  My best friend and my best friend's wife!"       see full size
 an E.C. Vey cartoon for National Lampoon Magazine