I found these in the same shops as the black and white portraits. I think she may have been a famous actress in the 60s . . . maybe chinese?
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more vintage vietnamese portraits
I had a accumulated quite a few of these portraits while in Saigon. I am going to try and post at least two or three on a regular basis so I can finally scan and archive the entire collection.
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chatuchak market findings 2011 part 4
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chatuchak market findings 2011 part 3
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chatuchak market findings 2011 part 2
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chatuchak market findings 2011 part 1
I made a deliberate trip to the the used book section of chatuchak market, Bangkok this past February. I skipped over the sweaty pets, vintage clothing and scorching curries so I could snatch up as many books as i could carry to the metro. Here is an account of the loot, separated into 4+ parts.
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Tagged bangkok, graphic design, thailand, vintage
Matthew Monteith
Images from photographer Matthew Monteith‘s Monograph Czech Eden. I bought the book about a month ago and return to flip through it again and again. A new favorite.
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Working Big
Working Big by John Lidstone & Clarence Bunch. Copyright 1975 by Litton Education Publishing Inc.
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Poodles
Found on the street walking by Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Apparently a good clipping turns your dog into a person. With boyfriends and “after bath” wear. A designer leopard print coat gets your poodle into restaurants. Copyright 1962. Amazing.
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Brendan Wenzel on the working proof
Wildlife of Vietnam, by Brendan Wenzel is for sale on The Working Proof
15% of the sale of this print goes to the The Jane Goodall Institute.
Brendan Wenzel is an illustrator whose work explores the natural world and our relationship to it.
He is a frequent collaborator with conservation groups throughout South East Asia and is currently involved in Fauna, Flora International’s efforts to save the critically endangered Siamese Crocodile from the brink of extinction. He is also attempting to create a visual collection of the planet’s species circa 2010.
He’s also my boyfriend. So buy a print.
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