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Sunday, October 29, 2017

I N V E R T E D . . . objects in art

a 1960 illustration of washed and inverted drinking glasses in blue
a 1960 illustration of washed and inverted drinking glasses
     
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a Joost Swarte illustration for The New Yorker May 14 2018
a Joost Swarte illustration,  2018
        
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from an 1873 printing supply catalog, metal typesetting characters
from an 1873 printing supply catalog,  metal typesetting characters
     
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1957 family bathroom
an inverted layout in a 1957 home bathroom
     
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the 1937 Paris Expo Internationale amusement ride "Le Star", a photograph
a photograph from the 1937 Paris Expo Internationale ... scary-looking technology
     
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an 1839 library chair for reaching high shelves
an 1839 library chair       see full size
     
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a Harrison Cady illustration of a hanging possum
a Harrison Cady illustration
     
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a Tullio Crali painting of a birdseye view of an urban landscape
a Tullio Crali painting,  1920s?
     
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Georges Redon, a young mother bathing her child by holding it upside down
Georges Redon
     
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the 1939 cover of Norman Bel Geddes' book "Magic Motorways"
"Magic Motorways"  the 1939
cover of Norman Bel Geddes' image book about
future urban planning
     
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Oscar Niemeyer architecture, a color photograph of white domes
Oscar Niemeyer architecture       see full size
     
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the 1963 Chrysler Turbine concept car, a color photograph
inverted views of the 1963 Chrysler Turbine ... 55 of them were built
     
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a running dog by photographer Eadweard Muybridge
an inverted view of a running dog by photographer Eadweard Muybridge
... and to our delight,  the old book that this came from had the
image accidentally reversed       see full size
     
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a Bernie Fuchs illustration of an inverted empty wine glass
 a Bernie Fuchs illustration
     
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a George Cruikshank cartoon 1842, "Premium and Discount", 1800s bachelor
"Premium and Discount"    a George Cruikshank cartoon, 1842
     
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The Expo 1967 Canada pavilion, a color photograph
the Canada pavilion at Expo in 1967 Montreal was an inverted pyramid
... Moot Point was up there in '67
see full size
     
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a 1930 streamline-style love seat by designer Warren McArthur, a color photograph
a 1930 streamline-style love seat by designer Warren McArthur
     
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a 1962 cartoon about a man in an animal trap asking for help
"Certainly. What kind of favor?"  a 1962 cartoon from an art school publication
... one of the common comedy formulas is understatement
     
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1922 wallpaper,  Germany
1922 wallpaper,  Germany
     
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a René Magritte painting of a cloud in the rain
a René Magritte painting
     
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"Reverse Censorship Comics!"  a National Lampoon 
magazine cartoon, 1972       see full size
    
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1970s PEZ candies wrapper graphics in color
1970s PEZ candies
     
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an F.P. Glasemann 1903 papercut of buterflies
an F.P. Glasemann 1903 paper cut       see full size
     
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Joe Kubert comic book cover art, Enemy Ace Jan. 1969 No. 148, dogfighting pilots
Joe Kubert comic book cover art, 1969
     
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a 1911 George Morrow cartoon about artist and art critic
"Things we have never seen - An opulent artist discovering an obscure and
neglected art critic"   a George Morrow cartoon, 1911       see full size 
       
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1972 bold fashion, primary colors
 1972
     
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a Frank Paton cartoon 1883
a Frank Paton cartoon, 1883       see full size
     
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1951 linoleum, a color image
1951 linoleum
     
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"I am blind"  a Roy Delgado cartoon
upside down sign  "I am blind"       a Roy Delgado cartoon
     
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Harvey Comics, Little Dot June No. 57
Harvey Comics,  Little Dot
     
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MAD Magazine 1956 cover by Jack Davis
MAD Magazine,  1956       see full size
            
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a Rorschach inkblot image
 a Rorschach inkblot ... what do you see in this psychological test? 
see full size