Charley Harper is truly one of my heroes. In fact, I recently wrote about him for Apartment Therapy. You can learn a bit about his life here and check out his work here.
Harper had an extremely long and prolific career, spanning roughly 60 years. Although he’s best known for “minimal realist” depictions of birds and animals, some of my favorite work of his is a series of US landmarks for Ford Times. Pictured here are White Sands, New Mexico, Grand Union Hotel and Lookout Mountain.
Harper passed away exactly a year ago.
[...] the illustrations of road trip destinations he developed for Ford Times [I've shown other examples here], but it was not published at the time. It’s a rare example of Harper’s treatment of [...]
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[...] are some of Ranger Doug’s contemporary designs; the old cars in the posters remind me of Charley Harper’s Ford Times prints — his Horseless Carriage series featured Model T Fords in scenic locations, including some [...]
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[...] love me some Charley Harper… His mosaic mural is one of my favorite Cincinnati finds. As much as I love his whimsical [...]
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[...] Charley Harper for Ford Times About Kitch graffiti, debasement finds, technologizing the past, warpscapes, drawn lines, painted apparitions. Email me and lets be pen pals or follow me on Twitter. [...]
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[...] previously geeked out about Charley Harper’s work for Ford Times, his mosaic mural in the John Weld Peck Federal Building, and the recently discovered Ford Times [...]
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