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Sunday, June 26, 2016

O R A N G E . . . in art

William Morris wallpaper designed between 1873 and 1890, called 93 Rose
William Morris wallpaper designed
between 1873 and 1890,  called '93 Rose'
      
O R A N G E
       
a 1955 Chrysler Ghia Streamline X concept car
a 1955 Chrysler Ghia Streamline X concept car     see full size
      
O R A N G E
       
a Stefan Norblin 1935 travel poster for Krakow
a Stefan Norblin 1935 travel poster
      
O R A N G E
       
Piero Dorazio art
Piero Dorazio art       click twice
      
O R A N G E
       
Erté, a festive Caribbean woman dancer
Erté
      
O R A N G E
       
Charlie Allen 1968 Dodge orange muscle-car illustration
a 1968 Dodge muscle-car illustration by Charlie Allen
click image twice for full size
  
O R A N G E
  
Orange Meat grain cereal box, 1906 Canada
Orange Meat (grain cereal),  1906 Canada

O R A N G E
       
a Carl Gustav Carus painting
a Carl Gustav Carus painting       click twice
      
O R A N G E
       
from a 1963 men's magazine, a topless woman in orange slacks
from a 1963 men's magazine
      
O R A N G E
       
part of the Expo '67 Ontario pavilion
part of the Expo '67 Ontario pavilion       click twice
      
O R A N G E
       
Dell Comics 1961 The Flintsones On The Rocks
Dell Comics 1961    "The Flintsones"
      
O R A N G E
       
"Igloos for Young-Fashion", Igloo boots Canada 1964, an illustrated advertisement
"Igloos for Young-Fashion" (Canada),  these boots weren't made for walking:
inexpensive 1964 synthetics with poor support

O R A N G E

the Florida pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, a color photograph
the Florida pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair

O R A N G E

the Monument of Oranges at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, an illustration
the Monument of Oranges at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

O R A N G E

a 1970s orange Shake'nBake seasoned coating mix package photograph
"Shake'nBake Seasoned coating mix for hamburger"  In the 1970s television advertisement,  a South USA Mom said "I used Shake'nBake"... then her little girl chimed, "And I HAYLPED!!"
    
O R A N G E
    
a 1960s modern sink in orange
a 1960s modern sink       click twice
    
O R A N G E
    
it's interesting that sugar, vinegar, salt & molasses make a "butter rum"

O R A N G E
  
Esquire Socks advertisement 1967? a color photograph of orange men's socks and a dancing teen couple, Get with the action
orange socks with loafers and corderoy pants on an overly wholesome dancing youth,  1967

O R A N G E

Fred Taylor illustration for a 1941 British travel poster
 a Fred Taylor illustration for a 1941 British travel poster     click twice

O R A N G E

a 1965 illustration of a retrofuture car
a 1965 illustration       click twice      
 
O R A N G E

black and white photos were color tinted for this 1905 radiator catalog
black and white photos were color tinted for this 1905 radiator catalog
 
O R A N G E 
 
blood orange
  a blood orange     click twice
 
O R A N G E

a color Eric Earnshaw illustration 1965 young lovers
an Eric Earnshaw illustration,  1965

O R A N G E

a Mr. freeze orange color photograph
orange Mr. Freeze, 1960s: a child would let it
thaw a little,  then bite one plastic end off


O R A N G E

A 2008 monument to the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, made of recycled plastic beer cases
a 2008 monument to the 1958 Brussels World's Fair     click twice
         
O R A N G E

   
orange bicycle reflector
you've been around,  and you've had lots of time to reflect

O R A N G E

American Paisley, large color photo
old American paisley
    
O R A N G E
      
a spiral staircase cliff in China, color photograph
a spiral staircase in China

O R A N G E

Victor Vasarely painting
a Victor Vasarely painting     click twice
    
O R A N G E
      
a Hermann Eidenbenz poster for Bata
a Hermann Eidenbenz poster
          

Sunday, June 19, 2016

CLIMBING scenes in art

Gray Morrow large ink drawing of a man climbing from tigers
a Gray Morrow illustration
      
C L I M B I N G
     
a Georges de Feure illustration 1899, Arachne
a Georges de Feure illustration,
  1899
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Climbing the Eiffel Tower staircase at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris
Climbing the Eiffel Tower at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Saul Bass Vertigo poster in orange and black
a movie poster by Saul Bass
      
C L I M B I N G
     
1903 firemen scaling a wall, large illustration
1903 firemen scaling a wall
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Aubrey Beardsley, an angry woman climbing stairs
Aubrey Beardsley       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
a Paul Pinson 1950 children's book illustration of a happy flying airplane meeting the smiling sun
a Paul Pinson 1950 children's book illustration
      
C L I M B I N G
     
1897 Hentschel graphics self-promotion illustration
self-promotion from an 1897 graphics business  
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Bob Kuhn magazine illustration
 a Bob Kuhn magazine illustration       click image twice for full size
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Keizaburo Tejima, a bear with cubs climbing a tree
Keizaburo Tejima       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Dorothy P Lathrop large illustration of a climbing field mouse
a Dorothy P. Lathrop illustration
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Seymore Schwast illustration for Forbes, man on a ski lift
a Seymour Chwast illustration       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
L. Leslie Brooke children's book illustration of a tree climbing pig
an L. Leslie Brooke children's book illustration       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Paul Mebes stairs architecture, a photograph
Paul Mebes architecture
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Mary Blair color design for Disney's Peter Pan
Mary Blair color design for Disney's Peter Pan       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Jung Bahadoor's feat at the grainery in 1852
Jung Bahadoor's feat in 1852       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
1904 World's Fair cliff dwellers illustration
1904 World's Fair cliff dwellers:
visitors could walk or ride burros up to see performances       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
1970s KING KONG poster art
1970s 'King Kong' movie poster art       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
           
1780s balloonists illustration
1780s balloonists
     
C L I M B I N G
    
a 1929 dirigible in England
a 1929 dirigible in England       click twice
     
C L I M B I N G
    
a Charles F. Tunnicliffe illustration of ducks rising from a marsh
a Charles F. Tunnicliffe
illustration       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
A photograph of The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Russia 1964
  'Monument to the Conquerors of Space'   Russia,  1964 
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Russia
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Charles Dana Gibson cartoon 1902 from 'The Social Ladder'
  a Charles Dana Gibson cartoon,  1902   "The Social Ladder"       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
a high diving tower 1960s?
a diving tower, 
1960s?
      
C L I M B I N G
     
an old metal elevator door
an old metal elevator door
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Saul Tepper magazine illustration of a climbing man
a Saul Tepper magazine illustration
      
C L I M B I N G
     
A painting at the 1876 Centennial expo
 a painting at the 1876 USA Centennial expo       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
a Bob Peak magazine illustration of nuclear scientists at a test site
a Bob Peak magazine illustration       click twice
      
C L I M B I N G
     
Gwen Raverat illustration 1936
a Gwen Raverat illustration, 1936