Tag Archives: 1962 Seattle World’s Fair

in a pickle : thumpers and swag

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: a while back, somebody posted this stock photo of the iconographic heinz pickle pin on FB™. the copy they wrote waxed poetic about how cool these things are and that they were made for the 1964 new … Continue reading →

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where there’s a wilum there’s a way

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: this is a photo taken at a halloween haunted house back in 1994. that’s me (with the meat cleaver at my throat) along with mr. & mrs. frank n. stein (and the brilliant artist ashleigh talbot in … Continue reading →

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bubble-a-tors and cultural heir-i-tage

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry: celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seattle work’s fair – and also celebrating the sensitive way that seattle preserves it’s cultural heritage…. if any of you remember the infamous “ball and chain” that was attached to the … Continue reading →

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joys of movement

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes: 1962 World’s Fair “Century 21 Exposition” United States Commemorative Medal Sculptor: George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) Fifty years ago today, the 1962 World’s Fair opened in Seattle. This little item is probably my favorite that I’ve collected over … Continue reading →

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