A Little Bit of the Past
Thanks to Barrista I spent most of yesterday wandering around the US Library of Congress webiste looking at the Work Projects Administration Poster Collection 1936-1943. There are some incredibly beautiful examples of art work and graphic design.
Here are a couple of my favourites:
Here are a couple of my favourites:
posted by canoe at 9:30 AM
2 Comments:
Hey, they're fabulous. Number 2 is remarkably like that conversation we had the other night, where I told you I was going back and reading all the books i never got around to reading.
Except, I dunno if I'm going to read Tolstoy. I saw the ballet of Anna Karenina and that was enough for me.
The final poster is cute, but a bit disturbing also. Fucking Wee Willie Winkie, with his double entrendre name and his pervy tendancies. I don't think it's his business who is reading what and he shouldn't be 'prying at their locks' until they are at least 16 years old anyway.
Jelly, the list of books I should read, and haven't, keeps getting bigger. I think I'm going to take your lead and avoid all the Tolstoy. I haven't seen the musical but did develop a bit of a crush on Greta Garbo when she was Anna Karenina. Classy lady.
Snaz, we've been trying to do the book group thing for about a year now. I will hassle Books again, she who is good at organising others. Also, the story about the bush, I've had to warn you before about being a belligerant neighbour. You have to be extra careful over there in the land of the free.
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