Yes, strong first impression was 1930's WPA realist school- love that era.In the midst of the Great Depression the Roosevelt Administration...
It probably sounds silly, but I sensed a real presence of the past in the Cryptoporticus-I was a bit spooked, but then I'm an odd duck that way !
Sad yet true, no Bugatti marque on the trashcans. But well-designed utilitarian junk has it's place. 2 Duchamp pieces- [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wonderful video @Ex Libris -Just read the transcript of the YouTube clip. Will do a deeper dive when back from the dentist.What an adventure !
Arles was our base too-a beautiful little city (we met some quite friendly locals) . The arena and archaeology museum are impressive. This is one...
Ditto w/ Debora-Brutalist.
We were lucky enough to visit Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum where he painted those irises within the first week he...
Not a bad idea Davey-you know I haven't seen if they're still in business ? My cans are early examples-falling somewhere in the equivalent of the...
Here's an article by the Getty talking about how Van Gogh's painting of Irises looked when freshly painted in 1889. The pigments have changed over...
Nice.
Found these 2 masterpieces recently-the 'Bugattis of early 20th century Industrial Art'. These were produced by 'The Northwestern Expanded Metal...
Thanks Debora-that'd be a hoot to nail down who the sign belonged to, even stranger to locate any local descendants.
That's an excellent definition AJ. I recall folks building and decorating all sorts of things-fun mailboxes of course,not sure if that's done much...
Debora- Found it in a second hand store in Portland,OR. I remembered a few from my childhood and love finding these old hand-crafted oddities.
The plate hanger makes me chuckle. You can almost hear the man of the house-"Mildred, I aint spendin' 15 cents on no mounting hardware when we got...
Dang Ruth-that's a true family treasure, from the era when many things were still hand-crafted.Now all signage is produced w/ computer guided...
Welcome Pell-kudos for all your research !
Please Potts, please regain your composure-don't forget to bone-it before you filet that flounder ! We're all as exited as you are with the fish,...
Why did I always want one of these, and is it actually Art ? Can't answer either question- anyway I dig it. It's 8" by 3" and maybe hung near an...
Cool game Deb & great memory Davey ! I was just thinking about the 'Dick & Jane' books last week- the illustration reminds me of those books. For...
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