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New members for my growing collection
The Klas Horn class was a pair of improved Ehrensköld class destroyers built in the 1930s and operated until the late 1950s. The armament arrangement was identical to Ehrensköld, only the superstructures of the ships had been updated.
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More spot illustrations for this paper arts & crafts booklet from the 50s. #wardsmorguefile
MORT SAHL (1927-) Comedy groundbreaker Mort Sahl, appeared onstage sitting on a stool with a rolled-up newspaper in his hand & talked in normal conversational tones—delivering not gag lines but caustic commentary on the political leaders, popular culture starting in the 1950s.
Space Station Assembly, painting by R. A. Smith of the British Interplanetary Society, c. 1950s. #Spacestation
I get so many enquiries about this series of work, I thought I would share with you pieces that are currently available. First off are the 50s. All of these pieces are original acrylic paintings with #phototransfer and #metalleaf on stretched #canvas and measure 50cm x 50cm.
So youre telling me this guy.... Is in his 50s.... And graves is in his 30s.... Wtf RITO
Some of the most classic pinup photos of Marilyn Monroe from the early 1950s.
Bernadette Timko paints with a refreshing honesty and gritty domesticity reminiscent of the Kitchen Sink School of the 1950s. 'Omar's Birthday Leftovers' is the perfect example of this.
'Tech-Noir'
Full painting process on YouTube, link in bio. 🔗 https://t.co/kXaKu4O5QV
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Heavily inspired by the old noir detective films from the 40s/50s. I love the stark contrast they were forced to use between tones because of the lack of colour.
Harvey did the Corner Box before Marvel in the 1950s.
Virus claws
Henry Darger. Hands of Fire, At battle of Drosabellamaximillan, At McCalls Run Coller Junction Vivian girl saves strangling children from phenomenon of frightful shape, At Jennie Richee, Second Battle of McAllister. 1950s.
Blair Hughes-Stanton (1902–81): Unique Works on Paper relaunch on Saturday 7 March. Life drawings from the 1920s, raunchy watercolours from 1930s, POW camp & pub drawings from the 1940s and monotypes from the 1950s.
@LittleGreenWolf Fun fact: while doing research for Shojo Manga's Lost Generation, I discovered that legendary shojo/josei mangaka Masako Watanabe did one of those. She's literally been working since the 50s.
Late (very very late) but ¡Hey! Finally I could finish this #SummerOmensDressup #SummerOmens #aziraphale
Inspired by the magazines of the 50s.... Zira looks so cute!!!
With its short sleeves, fitted off the shoulder bodice, and full flowing skirt, Cinderella’s dress design combines elements of gowns from 19th century France with the very modern look of women's dresses of late ‘40s and early ‘50s. #AskDisneyAnimation 🎨: Marc Davis https://t.co/wIzXIXDrDh
Fredric Wertham launched a crusade against comic books in the 1950s. He said of Batman, "It is like the wish dream of two homosexuals living together. [It] helps to fixate homoerotic tendencies [with a] Ganymede-Zeus type of love-relationship." #Batman
Just for fun, a little homage to the #pinup calendars of the 50s. We'll be seeing more of Foxi around here soon, so watch this space!