Weekend Random Images

(Above) A rare, carved 19th century Phrenologist’s head, used as a table top model illustrating the properties associated with various parts of the brain. Carved and painted with ink descriptions along the scalp. Sensitive rendering of the face with inlaid glass eyes. C. 1870; 10 inches high. Via One Good Eye.


(Above) Terra cotta sculpture found near Ossining, N.Y., thought perhaps to be an end-of-day piece. Via Candler Arts.


(Above) C. 1940-50: These simple silhouettes represent a virtual arsenal of ray weaponry. All were made by a single youngster to be at the disposal of his imagination. Via Joshua Lowenfels.


(Above) Brooklyn Harbor, 2007. Photogravure 28 x 20.5 inches by Lothar Osterburg.

(Above) 19th Century photograph of woman with parrots. Via eBay, private collection.


(Above) Image © Geoff Story.


HERE IS A BUCKET FULL OF IMAGES CULLED FROM the web, near and far. Enjoy your weekend and we’ll see you next week.

Weekend Random Images

(Above) My Bicycle Book, saddle stitched, published by the Board of Education, Palo Alto, CA, 1941, Via Ampersand Vintage. Click image for larger view.


(Above) Ceramic pot by Rudy Autio (1926 - 2007), via here. Click for larger view.


(Above) Collection of 16 Balsa Wood Model Airplane Ribs, c. 1940-1950. Via Heir Antiques. Click for larger view.



(Above) Collection of 12 pressed steel children’s tricycle seats. Via Lost Found Art. Click for larger view.


(Above) Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, photogram. 1923; Silver print. Collection of Charles Isaacs, via Luminous Lint. Click for larger view.



(Above) “HAY..............For Sale.” Via Candler Arts. Click for larger view.


(Above) Monkey skull from Africa; covered in mud and raffia. Circa 1925. Via Historia Antiques. Click for larger view.

Weekend Random Images

(Above) Manipulated self-portrait by homeless artist Lee Godie (1908 - 1995); Private Collection. (Click on image for larger view)


(Above) Stone carved sphinx by the late Ralph Doss Lanning (1916 - 2009); Collection of John Foster. (Click on image for larger view)



(Above) Young boxing fans meet the champs; Via Square America. (Click on image for larger view)



(Above) Paw prints on outer wall of hen house made by predators; Via Live From the Surface of the Moon. (Click on image for larger view)


(Above) When age and the elements work their magic: Via Candler Arts. (Click on image for larger view)