Gorgeous Corot Painting Found in Bushes

Seven weeks ago, a 5th Ave (NYC) doorman found Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's "Portrait of a Girl" stashed in the bushes outside of the Mark Hotel and hung it in his bathroom for a while before he realized what it was.

Read NYPost for the convoluted tale. Corot is one of my favorite painters and this painting is a gem (worth over a million dollars).

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Hilarious Piece of Folk Art Erotica

This pipe cleaner man jacking off in a tobacco tin sold for $25. at auction last year (it is from the 1940s). Some type of pull-string on wrist? LINK

I guess this was a fad because here's another one (from 60's?): LINK

Kam Wah Chung & Co.

photo from Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Park

Kam Wah Chung & Co., general store and herbal apothecary, is

an historic landmark located in John Day, OR that was

built by Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On in the late 1800s

when thousands of Chinese miners came to the Oregon desert to

search for gold. There is a beautiful OPB video that shows the preserved contents of the store.

It is an amazing place to visit. I was reminded of it when a friend

showed me his pictures of a recent visit there.

You can find a lot more information and video here:

OPB

50 minute tube dress #2

50 minute tube dress #2
Originally uploaded by letslookupandsmile

From Life Magazine,
Feb 17, 1947

"The Laughter Makers"

"The Laughter Makers"
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon

I can't help but blog
lovedaylemon's found images
(flickr).

Early Color Film Test for Kodachrome (1922)

via boingboing

The Beauty of Letterpress (New Print by Amy Crehore)

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Shygals' Serenade 3-color letterpress print by Amy Crehore

I took a photo from the side just to show you the beauty of a letterpress print. The ink is pressed into the paper causing a deep impression. Please click on the photo to see what I'm talking about. I made an ink drawing with a fine brush first and then I used acetate to make overlays for each color (also using brush and ink). This is the old-fashioned way of doing it, so the result looks somewhat like an old children's book illustration. I used motifs from my paintings of gals and monkeys. I added a flyswatter and a ukulele for fun. I hand-lettered Shygals' Serenade with my own made-up typeface.

I want to thank a number of wonderful blogs for taking an interest in this print:

BoingBoing, Format, HeyStuff!, Internet Weekly, Inside The Rock Poster Frame, OrangeCulture, Creep Machine, The Little Chimp Society,

Ukulelia, Illustration Mundo

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