amylsacks' photos

Not quite as lifelike as those beauty salon-bust play sets from my childhood. Close, though. From the March issue of Good Housekeeping .

"Coffee-Pot Coffee"... as opposed to what? "Golf-Bag Coffee"? "Paint-Bucket Coffee"? [sigh] From the October issue of Sunset magazine.

I left out numerous other pages, including the finale where either Sound or Sure is weeping over a collapsed cake. I hate to end sweet things on a sour note.

I've already done the joke about WWII baking booklets always needing to have an aerial view of the finished food in military formation-- to show those Axis powers what for. Or have I? Covid Brain is real, I'm afraid. :o (Originally posted to flickr on January 29th, 2011)

The Farming Cherubs didn't make it in to work today. I fear for the lives of everyone in that field.

...Perhaps it's because nobody wants most of a stranger's bare flesh this close to their food? Seems risky for the chefs, and unsanitary for the diners.

"So here are baking secrets, sound and sure..." Maybe Sound and Sure were the baking cherubs' real names. They never caught on like the Campbell Kids did. I wonder why...

I hope that backdrop's just strawberry jam. o_0 Front cover of a 36-page promotional published by General Foods, Inc.

Once everyone's chugged at least three bottles, it's off to church! From Sunset magazine.

Same author and publisher as previous photo. "Elmwood, H. 103 (261.5) Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., USA Photo the artist" Many more versions and lots more history at The Tate .

From A Concise History Of Modern Sculpture by Herbert Read, 1964, Published by Frederick A. Praeger, Inc. "Bronze. H. 64 1/2 " (163.5) Collection W. J. Keswick, Glenkiln, Scotland Photo the artist" Sorry for the distortion at left. This is a thick, heavy book. Not easy to press flat on the scanner. But I really wanted this photo online, because it's an unusual view. There's something special about seeing what the sculptor himself wanted us to see when he arranged a picture. The Tate's website has lots more to see and learn for anyone who's interested.

The styles you'll lose your head over!! (Sorry.) From the May issue of Parents magazine.

Ah, yes. Pointy high heels, your tightest pencil skirt, and no helmet. What could be safer and more comfortable on a cycle?! :/ From the August issue of *Sports Illustrated*.

"Quality built in America by highly skilled, well-paid American workmen." Whew! A good thing we did away with that later on! From the May issue of Esquire .

So many questions! Such as: would Cezanne himself have enjoyed depicting these party-goers? Why is it *Water* on the label, but *Club Soda* in the text? Finally, do I park this picture in the album of soft drinks or the album of booze? From the October issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine.

Notes from Sotheby's Impressionist Paintings and Drawings from the Estate of Florence J. Gould , New York, Wednesday, April 24, 1985 "Oil on canvas, 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 inches, 13 by 19 cm."

Notes from Sotheby's Impressionist Paintings and Drawings from the Estate of Doris D. Havemeyer , "New York Galleries Wednesday, May 18, 1983. "Signed, Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 X 19 1/4 inches, 59.7 X 49 cm. "Executed circa 1873 "Provenance H.O. Havemeyer, New York"

Those poor little girls look way too young to be dancing en pointe! From the June issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.