amylsacks' photos

I hope he didn't lean against the painting while it was still wet!! :D From the May issue of Esquire magazine.

Could've made your own wine in the time it takes to read all that! :P From the April issue of Gourmet magazine.

Dad is very excited to get cake. But not TOO excited. Mom wisely doled out only one martini per course.

Listing your staffer's flaws in the ad copy seems pretty rude to me. Evaluations and wage disclosures should not be public. From the April issue of Western Family magazine.

"Along the coast of Mendocino County, calm estuaries alternate with roaring surf. Here tourists fish for rockfish, a salmon boat chugs up the Noyo River (see page 56). Photograph by Aplin-Dudley Studios."

One more very rare pre-1960s appearance of purple in mass media. :D From the May issue of Motion Picture Hollywood Magazine .

The ad copy promises you the sun, moon, and stars. Yet, like Betty there, I can only manage boredom. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

It's kind of hard to see the pretty sparkles in the tablecloth, but that could be my fault. My Photoshop skills aren't all they could be. But at least I don't charge. :D

I had a promotional postcard or flyer for a retrospective that featured this sculpture, back in my first or second year of college. Heaven only knows where it is now. Notes from same catalogue as previous sculpture: "Signed and monogrammed Bronze, dark green patina, ostrich egg height: 19 1/2 in. 49.5 cm. "Executed circa 1977. " Literature: Same as previous, p. 124 $20,000 -- 25,000

Since this was the 1960s, you just know that the bowl holds heaps of high grade, smoke-ready... catnip. :D Notes from a February 11th, 1987 Sotheby's catalogue: " Signed Bronze, green patina Height: 11 3/4 in., 30 cm. "Executed in 1967. "Literature: Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti , Paris, 1986, p. 121, illustration of another cast "$35,000 -- 40,000"

At left: Family Circle , May 1950 Center: Family Circle , September 1953 Right: Western Family , June 4th, 1953, and same source as on left.

I'm tagging this as Californian, though I bought it here, at an estate sale. I think most of the fancier labels got grabbed first, but my finds were inexpensive and in very good shape. So I don't mind. I believe it's Californian and from the 1950s based on info from this collector/seller . But the owner, Vahlsing, also operated in Maine and I guess landed himself in some very hot water in the 1970s. You never know what you'll learn on a name search! Shown slightly smaller than the original size.

Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in happier days, before he was really hitting the bottle. :/ Yes, I did buy and read this a few months ago. And yes, I loved it. :D From the March issue of Western Family magazine.

Homemakers in North Carolina and Ithaca remain full of Wonder, however. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

Here's a tip: wear your sweats and your sneakers to walk the dog. Don't dress like you're going to a fancy tearoom for lunch. lol From the April issue of Western Family magazine.

Make every meal an opportunity for first degree burns. Yikes. Gladding, McBean still exists. But their main products now are pipes for architecture. The Franciscan name was still being used as recently as 2013. Thanks, Wikipedia. Some very striking designs on view here . From the May issue of Better Homes And Gardens magazine.

[squints} I'm sure the pie is delicious, but I doubt the authenticity of those apples and leaves. Some caterpillar is going to come along in a minute with high hopes and be very disappointed. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

Not a bad trip, but I was hoping for at least one glimpse of Bigfoot. [sigh] From the April issue of Sunset magazine.