Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Cold Galore
Ever fallen in love with an illustration? The cute little snow pixie gracing Westinghouse Refrigerator's "Recipes, Care, and Use" booklet from 1949 is an adorable key art example of how to warm things up in what could've been an otherwise typically dull 40-page owner appliance manuel. And like most wonderful things from the Great White North, her inclusion here certainly makes this booklet that much more fun and memorable (especially so today, as STL gets pummelled in what some are calling the worst ice storm in over 20 years... lucky us.)
what a li'l cutie!
ReplyDeleteit's the coldest day of the year in Texas today and even though our house has central heating it ain't cuttin' it, can't imagine what it's like there in your area...
I like her too. But what I love is that the manual depicts the refrigerator stocked. I think this is a wonderful way to demonstrate the use of the fridge, but I somehow can't imagine modern technical guides actually depicting products and leftovers and stuff.
ReplyDeleteAlso I can't tell in the scan if that's a half-toned B/W painting or photograph. I can sort of see it both ways. Can you tell looking at the original?
>can't imagine what it's like there in your area...
ReplyDeleteIt's miserable here, Prof... and that's all I'm gonna say about it! BRRRRRR!!!
>can't tell in the scan if that's a half-toned B/W painting or photograph.
It's hard to tell even looking at the booklet page itself under direct light, but I believe it's probably a photograph, and possibly a very talented illustrator went over it and sharpened the shit out of everything.
And you guys keep your mitts off my snow pixie! You've been warned!!
Ha ha, you guys, I'm in sunny Florida! Nah nah!!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful art in this post. Blue lush. It make me miss snow.
Did I mention I am in sunny Florida? ;-)
does Florida ever have earthquakes?... :D
ReplyDeleteHave fun in Florida, Mykal-- beware of hurricanes!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. The Hurricanes. Crap.
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