Rare & Wonderful 1950s Space Art

[David Morris]

Most of the spaceship designs on these covers would be considered
examples of a uniquely American style that started in the mid-30's and
flourished in the 40's:  Streamline.  It is a form of Deco adapted to
convey the image (if not actuality) of aerodynamics, fast movement
through space.  Streamline took the geometry of Deco and curved all
its sharp edges.  Even standing still (as most household appliances
do) Streamline object seem like snapshots of a form moving qiuckly by.

Google Images:
http://tinyurl.com/8yakw7g

On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2012/06/rare-wonderful-1950s-space-art.html
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> E.g., ...
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> http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JrHpgQIUiqA/ThOM4SDX97I/AAAAAAABfsg/1wD5j5MRrhI/s0/r65y7uertyertrtr.jpg