Blog — Art

The second I saw this I couldn’t stop smiling at these sketches of the New York City Marathon. + Source: 26.1 Miles, 45 Sketches :: Christoph Niemann :: New York Times + Credit: Website :: Christoph Niemann

I often hear now-a-days, the automobile instigated good roads; that the automobile is the parent of good roads. Well, the truth is, the bicycle is the father of the good roads movement in this country. – Horatio “Good Roads” Earle Chris Koelle loves drawing people with bicycles… Inspired by antique photographs of people posing with their bicycles, the original Sweet Ride drawings sparked in me an ongoing fascination with the history of cycling, travel and roads, from the Good Roads Movement of Horatio Earle to the epic, sprawling interstate highways we love and hate today. Sweet Ride is now just...

When the manliest of men maintained mannish mustaches. Print showing a batter standing at home plate with catcher and umpire awaiting the pitch; view is from the pitcher’s mound, with grandstand visible in the background. – Library Of Congress + Source: Baseball Poster No. 281 :: 1895 :: Library Of Congress

Found this article “Forecast Of Cars To Come” over the weekend at the Alameda Point Antiques Faire. Timeless design I thought at the time. Interesting since this illustration and article was created in 1963. At the time, I thought the Monza GT prototype mentioned in this article looked like a future Corvette. After a bit of research, I found out that the Corvair Monza GT coupe was designed by Larry Shinoda and Tony Lapine. Five years later, Shinoda would go on to design the 1968 C3 Corvette. (Also known as the Shark Corvette.) John, my partner at SemiBig, took a...

1950 General Mills was the sponsor of the “Lone Ranger” A very sucessful TV show in the 50’s and early 60’s These life size depictions were offered to fans. Great color and exceptional silk screening. – Benjamin Wilson Antiques Lone Ranger and Tonto 1950’s TV Posters :: Benjamin Wilson Antiques :: 1st Dibs