Phil Beard
Monday, 27 July 2009

Postcard of the Night No. 2, Hollywood, California

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This card shows the second Brown Derby Restaurant, which opened on Valentine’s Day 1929 at 1628 North Vine Street Hollywood. Although it la...
Saturday, 25 July 2009

Leslie Ragan, Visions of Stainless Steel

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In the 1930’s Leslie Ragan designed some wonderfully expressive posters for the New York Central Railroad and proved himself a master in the...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Apathy and Indifference

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What a relief! National Art Hate Week is over and we can all go back to art indifference, which requires much less effort. So, welcome to...
Friday, 17 July 2009

Art & Industry

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This image is from the first decade of the last century. It shows the vast industrial complex created by the American Locomotive Company (A...
Thursday, 16 July 2009

Chicago Bound

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Contrasting visions of the world existing below the streets of Chicago. The first is an idealised image of an anti-septic subway station in...
Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Chamonix – the Movie

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Marvellous card where all sorts of narratives intersect and combine to create a fascinating image. Ladies of good breeding enjoy sublime an...
Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Fear and Loathing in the Art World

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Great news for professional iconoclasts – National Art Hate Week is upon us. The first of what we must hope will be many such events. Per...
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