Mar 8, 2023

Exploring Art and Architecture Through Posters and Photographs

This thread takes a look at art and architecture through posters and photographs. From Tom Jung's poster for The Empire Strikes Back to Ernst Gisel's Theater in Grenchen, Switzerland, explore the art of the past and present.

ART ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Empire Strikes Back (1980), poster by Tom Jung https://t.co/Wf7gn2A5sN pic.twitter.com/9h3hiyOkXw
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Theater (1953-55) in Grenchen, Switzerland, by Ernst Gisel https://t.co/riKVN0jSuI pic.twitter.com/08xivfdOoW
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This Island Earth (1955), art by Reynold Brown https://t.co/MjmGboneeU pic.twitter.com/KePIuupyZR
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Look at this cute Telephone Switchboard (Brazil, date unknown) https://t.co/yZAgswopdk pic.twitter.com/jGyJ1NpzVN
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Batman (1966), French poster by Boris Grinsson https://t.co/nwoNAusvNd pic.twitter.com/CLxp9iwLlu
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Philips NMS9100 https://t.co/lqOhN0MwIQ pic.twitter.com/TNnYm4npDU
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Philips NMS9100 https://t.co/lqOhN0MwIQ pic.twitter.com/F6zt4NXUY6
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‘A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape’ (circa 1842-43) by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858).

Woodblock print.

Courtesy Art Institute Chicago.https://t.co/2ucjAmwsah pic.twitter.com/wEWwVy7cqH
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Superman and Spider-man (1981) https://t.co/dbZwOeRBos pic.twitter.com/35esrF4BES
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https://t.co/Mf5OF2OxSW pic.twitter.com/Bht5DnD9bv
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Charles Laughton as The Canterville Ghost https://t.co/lSa8sj5FZ9 pic.twitter.com/Q6zHnnSdRb
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
https://t.co/eYChnaqBxe pic.twitter.com/8q3s6LhQE8
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Undersea Guardians
Amazing Stories, December 1944
Cover by James B. Settleshttps://t.co/1F2uzfxwbL pic.twitter.com/KrIV23w3rS
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UK3: The Gauntlet (1984) i https://t.co/czNL4Rv7kl pic.twitter.com/MDSjPfHsrJ
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Disneyland Hotel https://t.co/yGhUyLBiFU pic.twitter.com/Q88JX3xvfU
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Disneyland Hotel https://t.co/9BTvD7Pa8C pic.twitter.com/LUvS4CiCIc
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https://t.co/9Zj3dplXsV pic.twitter.com/fiVdrIssH9
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https://t.co/iLrInurI70 pic.twitter.com/7BRrvRCUFs
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
https://t.co/rxfh2nrcOA pic.twitter.com/XKtzR5XsYX
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
https://t.co/vVxbqgSKTT pic.twitter.com/gWxRZKlXBr
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Disneyland Hotel https://t.co/6pSZUsJtYe pic.twitter.com/bDxAuLxy1F
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https://t.co/aojPpyuB8L pic.twitter.com/kkbE6OjgnD
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https://t.co/UdMapbAlKq pic.twitter.com/OnU3dvxL8b
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Disneyland Hotel https://t.co/lCbfo17TLe pic.twitter.com/cXcNlUArNv
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Disney Hotel https://t.co/tMVlycJiEb pic.twitter.com/1OfMwtcrli
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
https://t.co/3e6VSbRVAB pic.twitter.com/5DU10YDgAV
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
https://t.co/J8eayzQxao pic.twitter.com/gRjapmWmaA
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https://t.co/lyYaeCm9jj pic.twitter.com/Pzo4VV1MhV
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https://t.co/nZguFxAMSE pic.twitter.com/Gs6Yx6KRHa
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https://t.co/ej5UblhmnV pic.twitter.com/b5ExmlVSi3
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https://t.co/CIYlRYYMVP pic.twitter.com/KdXnnn3fjT
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https://t.co/vjQLK03bHm pic.twitter.com/zquPDVaskW
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
https://t.co/1uzhQlvj2G pic.twitter.com/XlBI5C8eNE
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https://t.co/s4nwsMmcNX pic.twitter.com/2FdupMLc0P
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“The Hour of the Dragon”
Weird Tales, December 1935
Cover by Margaret Brundagehttps://t.co/lhFW9hfBRG pic.twitter.com/62y23TZHiC
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940) https://t.co/CWYJIgChkf pic.twitter.com/w3EI6RvYo6
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023
The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart
Hodder & Stoughton, 1969
Cover by Renato Fratinihttps://t.co/515WrLDTqA pic.twitter.com/AsLkLBx6JS
— Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) (@doctorow) March 8, 2023