_ Family Farm Ephemera //

* items from decades past from my great aunt and uncle's farm where i grew up ((( view the entire photo set at *f_ephemera )))

_ 1977 Schwinn Le Tour //

* bought this sweet vintage bike on Craig's List while visiting Milwaukee, Wisconsin recently ( Serial # E421526 manufactured May 1974 ) love the type on the bike and was excited to find all of the original print materials online //

_ 1964 Typographic Directions designed by Herb Lubalin //

* found the book “typographic directions / advertising directions 4 : ( trends in visual advertising )” from 1964 in a used bookstore along with a couple other type books i’ll post soon – from the introduction : “the only book of its kind ever published…devoted entirely to advertising typography — its past, present and future explored by 30 outstanding authorities” //

_ 1963 Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuit //

Found these Survival Biscuits years ago on the farm where I grew up – they came from an area fall out shelter.

_Vintage Print & CA Design Magazines //

* Print and CA magazines from the 50's and 60's that i found at a used book store years ago ((( view the entire photo set at *f_collections ))) //

_ 1955/56 Graphis Annual featuring Andy Warhol //

* discovered this mid-century Graphis, The International Yearbook of Advertising Art, several years ago at a used book store – it’s filled with wonderful work from famous designers and artists including early commercial artwork by andy warhol //

_ Robert Indiana Limited Edition Serigraph : The German Love //

* 1968 : 22 x 22 : serigraph 94/100 _Robert Indiana //

_ 1949 LIFE magazine featuring Jackson Pollock //

* a good friend gifted me this vintage Life magazine a few years ago which features the article “Jackson Pollock. Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” that helped launch him simultaneously into popular culture and perhaps personal downfall at the age of thirty seven – i’ve also included some interesting editorial and advertising content from the same issue for context – “When I’m in my painting,” says Pollack, “I’m not aware of what I’m doing.” //