—Gloria Grahame
Pop Advertising, San Francisco, 1939
Content in the Shallows, Burma, 2008
Diagonal Steps, Paris, 1953
—Marilyn Monroe
Poster of a cinema repertoire In the USSR, 1960
The Visit, 1899
Gouache on cardboard. 55.5 x 87.0 cm. Kunsthaus Zürich, 1909 © Kunsthaus Zürich.
—Rita Hayworth
Time is Short, N.Y., 1940s
Torah Scribe
Jaffa, Israel, 1971
I had never seen that house in San Diego. And I am thinking of all those art deco cars of the 30s – beautiful cars – made when people could least afford them. I read a great article on Ettore Bugatti the other day – he was more artist than businessman.
That San Diego house reminded me a bit of the Bob Hope house in Palm Springs – interesting history, that house.
Some friends of mine had a house a bit like the Bell Pavilion but in Newport Beach. It was just by the channel on the south side. It was built into the cliff and round but not like a top, as that one is. They had an elevator that was an old ship’s elevator but the shaft was painted with fish and the elevator had little portholes, one low for children, and the occupant could see the fish go by in the portholes.
Robert, with the exception of your granddaughters, the photos of women look sad.
I like the Graham D-day watch. I wonder why the stem and controls are on the left side?
I love the Longines ad. It is a stellar example of Art Deco style, as is the car. The car is a good example of wheel skirts — put them on all the wheels, or none of them! 🙂
The Tobi Kahn painting is simple, yet so well executed.
The Gutmann photo in San Francisco is very interesting. Did you notice the “pop” shorthand? Much like texting today, they shortened “Before you” to “b4u” on the billboard.