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More horse ephemera from my dad’s collection: racing sweepstakes tickets from the late 30s.

thepowerofart:

Grant Wood, Young Corn, 1931.

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Been sorting through our remaining stash of records prior to selling most of them. We still have about 300; they take up space and are a pain in the ass to move around. But they trigger so many good memories, and aside from a certain music fidelity, albums have something no mp3 has—a massive area for art and design.

These two date from the early 80s. I like them for being untypical classical-music images, and for the way they tie into the story behind each piece of music. 

Stud ad for Truxton King (b. 1965) in a 1970 issue of The Blood-Horse.

TK came from Thoroughbred royalty, being a son of Bold Ruler and the mare Primonetta, who was a daughter of Swaps. This ad caught my eye because in 1980 I bought several late-70s Thoroughbred auction catalogs at a library tag sale, and it seemed as if every fourth horse listed was a son or daughter of Truxton King. (At the time I didn’t know that that was also the name of a novel).

TK never raced despite his noble pedigree, and went to stud at the age of five. That happens, sometimes. 

Front cover of The Blood-Horse, April 14, 1934. Australian runner *Winooka is the cover boy. He was brought over to America just a year after Phar Lap died.

Found a big manila envelope of paper scraps last week, including some old mat board bits left over from college art-class days (very early 80s). Love the classic imprints on the board backing. Memrys, all alone in the mooooonlight….

Prescott sunset on a day of smoke and partial eclipses.

theoinglis:

Loving these cityscapes by Portland based painter Matte Stephens. Got a lovely M.Sasek-esque feel to them, I’m sure he must be a fan of his judging from the influences he lists;

“I love Mid 20th century industrial and graphic design like the work of Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, George Nelson/Irving Harper and fine artists of the same era like Ben Shahn and Paul Klee.”

He doesn’t just do city paintings though! All his work is really lovely so go have a look;

http://www.matteart.blogspot.co.uk/

blowncovers:

“So, Maurice: Wish you could’ve been here for the outpouring of deserved affection that coursed through the media when you split. If there’s anything to this posterity thing, you’re with us through your work as fully as Laurel and Hardy or your beloved Mozart … so why do I miss you so?” - art spiegelman, for the New York Times. 

‘Lost in the Andes’ 90s style, part 5 of 5, plus some related bits and bobs.