John Rawlings (1912 – 1970) gave fashion photography a sharp artistic focus. He transformed it into a medium brimming with color, light and fascinating composition. Rawlings created over 200 magazine covers for Conde-Nast. When his work, including this 1957 “Vogue” cover hit the stands, sales and respect for fashion photography skyrocketed.
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Fashion becomes fantasy in this iconic 1957 Vogue Cover. Renowned fashion photographer Norman Parkinson (1913 – 1990) had an illustrious 30-year career with British Vogue and American Vogue, and is celebrated for his captivating images of fashion and high society.
I love the fuchsia in this… and there’s no way you can deny that this is […]
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I’ve always wanted to collect tin wall signs for some reason. My mom’s got a couple she pulls out around Christmas, with Santa and Coca-Cola on them, but every time I see these kinds of wall art up, I always wonder if they’re real (authentic) or reproductions. We […]
Aside from the barbecues and the parades, Memorial Day is a day of remembering those who gave their lives for the freedom of the rest of us. One artist is paying tribute in a most amazing way.
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In the days when airline travel was “new”, many tourism groups used commissioned art to entice people to visit “far off lands” like South Africa. Think Howard Hughes and TWA.
The lure of foreign lands beacons in Gayle Ullman’s vintage travel poster “Mystic South Africa.” The giraffe’s exotic silhouettes and deep reflections are burnished in warm […]
There’s something about that long, lean, stretched-hourglass figure that’s often featured in vintage ads for champagne. Tattinger used it (”it” being Grace Kelly) in one of their pieces, and here we have two by Poto Leifi for a company (that may be fictional, because I can’t find any info on it) called Golden Sable.
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Got a bar area in your home? Like martinis and cosmos, and retro art?
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Freelance illustrator Steve Forney’s bold graphics are strongly influenced by 20th century poster art, historical themes, international events and travel. He works digitally and with an airbrush. The stylish simplicity and versatile colors lend his work a rich elegance […]
Continuing on with the “movie room” theme for vintage art, I found this classic movie poster of “Casablanca” featuring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Anyone… I mean ANYONE… who doesn’t find this movie a total classic and who doesn’t appreciate it for it’s entirety is a fool, in my opinion! :)
The colors and the artwork […]
Anyone got a movie room in their home? You know what I’m talking about, with the huge screen, the big comfy chairs with the coolers in the armrests, surround sound?
I’ve only been in a couple of these, and no, they haven’t all been that extravagant, but people do love movies and they do love to […]
Taittinger, a French wine house, raises a toast to Grace Kelly in this vintage promotional poster. Originating in Reims in 1734, Taittinger corks are now popped in more than 120 countries around the world. After appearing on the cover of “Vogue,” Taittinger’s vintage posters were recognized as works of art.
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