1800s
Victorian graphic design: Stylized paint labels (1870s & 1880s)
Paint: Stylized product labels from the Victorian era Artist ivory black antique paint label Antique Victorian furniture paint label Florentine fresco colors – Turkey red
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1910s
A classic collection of vintage stencil designs (1910)
Here’s a collection of stencils patterns from 1910, inspired by Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Persian and other classical designs.
1800s
See how our famous Statue of Liberty was originally assembled, from the 6-story head to the gigantic torch
It took years to complete the construction of the Statue of Liberty – also known as Liberty Enlightening the World – but here are some peeks behind the scenes into how it was done!
1960s
Wild & crazy vintage looks with fashionably flamboyant eye makeup (1965)
These fantastic samples of eye makeup are the creations of Pablo, Elizabeth Arden’s makeup designer, and are done in a variety of techniques.
1970s
Remember these Etch-A-Sketch and other vintage toys from Ohio Arts? (1970s & 1980s)
50 million moms can’t be wrong (1970s) Moms know, nothing draws out creativity like the Etch A Sketch magic screen. The power of imagination. To
1950s
How to make old-fashioned apple head dolls: Get vintage shrunken apple DIY craft directions, details & photos
Remember apple head dolls – an early American craft with folk art roots that was popular again in the ’60s and ’70s? Find out how to make these shrunken apple dolls, and more about the art of dollmaking.
1800s
People as vegetables: Odd old trade cards from the 1800s showing men & women literally made from veggies
Trade cards, the granddaddy of today’s trading cards, were common in the 1800s, and often showed offbeat images that existed solely to build brand buzz. Here’s a strange set showing people as vegetables.
1910s
Old silent movies: Why so many classic films have been lost
Silent movies were not part of a primitive style of filmmaking, but an alternate form of storytelling – with artistic triumphs equivalent to or greater than those of the sound films that followed.
1920s
Beautiful, fanciful vintage fairies: Fantasy & fairy art from the 1920s
Eva’s Visit to Fairy Land By Louisa May Alcott All Fairy-Land was dressed in flowers, and the soft wind went singing by, laden with their
1960s
Space age: Amazing retro futuristic homes of the ’60s
What did the future look like from the ’60s? In this ad series for Motorola, commercial artist Charles Schridde depicted modernist homes of the future – and perfectly captured the era’s sleek style and space-age optimism.
1970s
Before the jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt launches a home decorating magazine (1975)
Shortly before her clothing line debuted – and back when her son, Anderson Cooper, was 8 years old – the multi-talented heiress Gloria Vanderbilt came out with her own print magazine: Gloria Vanderbilt Designs for Your Home.
1920s
See the light! Antique stained glass church window designs (1924)
Origin of stained glass art The art of fitting together small pieces of glass into a pattern with a heavy lead binding about each piece
1900s
St Paul’s street trolley: The Auto of the People (1904)
Cover of the St Paul Globe’s Magazine Section – Sunday, July 10, 1904 The People’s Automobile With clang of gong and happy song, And laughter
1910s
Like old-fashioned fonts: Alphabet typefaces are ever-changing (1913)
Alphabet typefaces are suffering a change of form at the hands of modern sign painters, remarks the Philadelphia Record.
1970s
The vanning craze and custom paint jobs for vans (1977)
Vanning has become an American craze. Today it means to personalize a common van and build a lifestyle around it. Throngs of Americans are doing it. A key feature of the outing is the mutual admiration of vans and the adorning artwork.
1920s
Rube Goldberg in his own words (1922)
“I was as nervous as a poker player down to his last pants’ button, and every one of the hard-boiled old-timers in the art department knew it. “
1970s
Shrinky Dinks inventor tells her story (1987)
Shrinky Dinks inventor speaks to local students By Randy Rendfeld The inventor of the “Shrinky Dinks” told Edgewood Elementary students Thursday not to let their
1980s
Custom cakes: So incredible – and they’re edible! (1982)
Custom cakes: So incredible — and they’re edible! Nancy Frank has a job that’s so much fun you could almost call it play. She makes
1800s
Six scenes of Yellowstone National Park (1875)
Here are six beautiful views of Yellowstone National Park, as seen by artist Thomas Moran and published by American chromolithographer Louis Prang & Company in 1875.
1900s
A new alternative to paint and canvas: The beginning of artistic photography (1909)
Development of artistic photography by Kathryn Rucker That true artistic expression may be rendered by means of the camera is verified and demonstrated by several
1960s
Latest in groovy pop art: Brillo pillow (1968)
The latest in groovy pop art. Really flashy! What a great conversation piece for your living room or den! The famous Brillo box made into
1960s
Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup cans become real
The new real Campbell’s cans (2012) Two of Warhol’s original multi-colored cans (1965)
1910s
Mona Lisa stolen in Paris (1911)
Da Vinci picture stolen in Paris Italian painter’s masterpiece, “Mona Lisa,” disappears from the Louvre gallery Prefect of police and head of detectives close museum
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