1940s | Moonshine Hill

The TEXTRON Advertising Art of Charlotte J. Sternburg.

By: moonshinehill

30-01-2012

1940s, art, inspiration

While doing research for this gorgeous 1940s TEXTRON Quilted Satin Bed Jacket, I came across the amazing surrealist paintings used in TEXTRON advertising in the 1940s. Created by the artist Charlotte J. Sternburg, these advertisements are gorgeously colored and whimsically surreal pieces of art! I would actually love to have several framed – wouldn’t it be amazing to own an original of the paintings? One can only dream.

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And here is the TEXTRON quilted 1940s bed jacket we have in the shop right now:

nina leen.

By: moonshinehill

24-01-2012

1940s, 1950s, inspiration

One of the first female photographers to work regularly for LIFE Magazine, Nina Leen is best known for her photographs of animals. But the Google LIFE Archive has a wealth of photographs featuring women in the 1940s through 1950s that the accomplished photographer took for various projects. They range from wholesome, housewifely subjects of housework and shopping to more risqué tableaus of showgirls and teenagers. The photographs are valuable insights into the daily lives of a range of women — and the clothing is superb. Check out those leopard-print shoes in the last photo!

All photographs care of the Google LIFE Archive.

showgirls in florida.

By: moonshinehill

22-01-2012

1940s, inspiration

I came across these amazing photographs this morning via Casey’s blog – what an amazing find Johanna made! These pictures were taken in 1947 by the photographer Allan Grant, and that’s pretty much all we know. It’s obviously a troupe of showgirls traveling through Florida — check out the amazing Art Deco architecture…and the clothes! I die. I absolutely die.

(picture heavy post!)