Kay Nielsen is another Golden Age Illustrator who did gorgeous fairy tale illustrations in the first part of the 20th century.
I love his drawings for a lot of the same reasons that I like Dulac (content, colors, and Art Nouveau style), but Nielsen brings in a slightly more Asian aesthetic- he was apparently influenced by Japanese woodprints and Hiroshige.
Asifa-Hollywood archives has some great scans of a variety of his work
Twelve Dancing Princesses
East of the Sun West of the Moon
Hansel and Gretel
Showing posts with label 1930. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Kay Nielsen
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Bruce Mozert's Underwater Photography
Found this via Boing Boing and Smithsonian; some fantastic 1930s underwater photography by Bruce Mozert to help promote Silver Springs, Florida.
Love the surreal juxtapositions, cute girls/ pin-up qualities, and vintage / retro look.
Love the surreal juxtapositions, cute girls/ pin-up qualities, and vintage / retro look.
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