George Petty Femme Fatale Pinup from Esquire Portfolio
‘My husband doesn’t object to me going out with you any more.’ From a book of Petty’s work for Esquire. Photo by Mooradian.
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The Glory Stompers, with Dennis Hopper (& Casey Kasem)
Photo by Golden Rabbit.
‘Draw me like one of your French centaurs.’
Photo by Retro Etcetera.
Keyhole Leda
A fortuitous camera angle, as the mirrored ‘keyhole’ gives us a little peek at the Leda & the Swan print on the opposite wall. Serendipitous(?)… Read More »Keyhole Leda
Beverly Hills Public Nuisance 1954 Rolls Royce
Clearly there’s a story here, and I managed to find it. The city of Beverly Hills succeeded yesterday in having a $200,000 Rolls-Royce auto declared… Read More »Beverly Hills Public Nuisance 1954 Rolls Royce
Roswell Festival 2007 – 60th anniversary of Weather Balloon
Great pulp-y science fiction art for this poster for the Roswell UFO Festival. The Roswell ‘UFO’ of 1947 has been convincingly demonstrated to have been… Read More »Roswell Festival 2007 – 60th anniversary of Weather Balloon
Which came first, the piglet or the egg?
Photo by True Legacy.
Paramount 75th Anniversary Poster, Robert Hoppe
Great homage to the dancing spectacles from the films of yore. Photo by RLB.
There may be something to astrology after all
I guess this is why it’s important to know your partner’s sign. Photo by mmd Antiques.
The Curies
Behind every great Nobel Prize-winning scientist is a scientist in high heels with two Nobel Prizes. Photo by Jan Jessie Jocoy.