DRAWINGS OF OBSOLETE CAMERAS: Volume I, Issue 6
Christine Berrie has done a series of great drawings of obsolete objects. And now…tote bags!
After seeing the post I did the other day about men of the future as imagined in the fifties, my dad sent me these drawings.
He writes:
Boris Artzybasheff was a brilliant artist born in Russia who lived in Connecticut and was chiefly known for Time cover portraits often involving anthropomorphized machines. I remember seeing these when they first appeared in Life magazine in the fifties. These are scanned from his book As I See which you’ll enjoy looking at when you next visit. Your Dad
My dad just sent me this site, Urban Sketchers, which is full of urban sketches by artists around the world. I like this one of newspaper boxes. Newspapers, of course, are possibly (and unfortunately) on the brink of obsolescence. These kinds of “honor boxes,” as they’re called, have been fading from cities from years. I still see them sometimes on streets, but they rarely have papers in them.
It was once pointed out to me that the USA Today honor box was designed to look like a TV in order to appeal to people who would rather be getting their news via boob tube but will settle for a newspaper if they are at a diner eating breakfast or on the train. The design, however, is out of date: TVs are no longer boxy things on pedestals. Also, any diner-goer or train-rider with a smart phone now can tune into the news whenever and wherever. (By news, I mean The Daily Show, of course).
MEET THE AUTHOR
Anna Grossman is writing this bio in the third person. She is a New York-based freelance writer specializing in lifestyle and entertainment features. She is 5'7" and has been described as "nice." Su esposo, Jesus, enseñandola Espanol. Email her if you feel like it: GrossmanAJ@Gmail.com
MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR
James Gulliver Hancock is an internationally acclaimed artist who crosses as many mediums as he does borders. James is constantly on the move, having been involved in artist projects and residencies in Indonesia, Austria, France, the U.K. and America. He is currently located in Los Angeles and works on projects in Europe, America and Australia. His work is as varied as his travels, encompassing editorial illustration for magazines, commissions for music group artwork and animations, work with disabled children on logo designs, creating gigantic set illustrations for performances and TV.
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