February 24, 2010

Book Illustrations: The Girl in the Abstract Bed

by Tobias Schneebaum and Vance Bourjaily, 1954.

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Ephemera: Bild-Lotto

P-E Fronning's Flickr: Bild-Lotto

A vintage game for kids age 3-7. This is a Swedish edition but it might be German from the beginning. Probably from the 60s. Who the illustrator is I do not know...
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February 23, 2010

Poster Art: Tom Eckersley

grain edit: Tom Eckersley
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Ephemera: Japanese (?) Matchbox Labels

Agence eureka: Allumettes (japon?)
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Related:
Want to see more pipe smokers? : Musselsoppans Vänner: Still No Pipe
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Album Covers: Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Yes, this is the CD cover; go here for the album.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures: "The front cover image comes from an edition of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, and was originally drawn with black lines on a white background. It presents successive pulses from the first pulsar discovered.../... The image was suggested by drummer Stephen Morris and the cover design is credited to Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan."
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Vintage Cartoons: Calimero

Calimero found in maptitefabrique's photostream
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February 13, 2010

Poster Art: 1956 Cortina

Poster Art: 1948 St Moritz

Show: 1992 Albertville


The 1992 Albertville opening and closing ceremonies were choreographed by Philippe Decouflé. These images, I believe, are from the closing ceremony. I remember there being an even greater number of imaginative balloon-type creations and hordes of men on stilts in the opening ceremony. I'd like to see that again but I can't find any images of it, unfortunately. Anyone?

More video! Thanks JohnCanon
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February 6, 2010

Ephemera: The Make-up Pin-up

Wanna see what happens behind those shower curtains? (NSFW) - all things amazing.
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