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Abraham Lincoln ~ 1809 — 1865

15 Wednesday Apr 2015

Posted by bojodadesign in Americana, Art, History, Obituaries, Painting, Portraits

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Abraham Lincoln, Wayne Brezinka

LINCOLN, 2013 by Wayne Brezinka. Collage, mixed media & acrylic on canvas / 48 x 60 in., 4 ft x 5 ft

LINCOLN, 2013 by Wayne Brezinka. Collage, mixed media & acrylic on canvas

 

Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22am, April 15, 1865, one-hundred fifty years ago today. This portrait of the 16th President of the United States by contemporary artist Wayne Brezinka is currently on loan at the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., May 6, 2014 — May 6, 2015. Brezinka’s 4 ft x 5 ft portrait is part painting and part three-dimensional collage of cardboard, rope and several artifacts he collected from the 1860s.

Collage artist Wayne Brezinka spent two months gathering Civil War-era photos and newspapers to use in his mixed media Lincoln portrait. Image courtesy of Wayne Brezinka

Collage artist Wayne Brezinka spent two months gathering Civil War-era photos and newspapers to use in his mixed media Lincoln portrait. Image courtesy of Wayne Brezinka

 

Here’s a fascinating “video tour” of Wayne Brezinka’s “Lincoln”:

Oh, Say Can You See?

14 Sunday Sep 2014

Posted by bojodadesign in Americana, History, Music

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Francis Scott Key, National Anthem, Star-Spangled Banner

Only about a dozen copies of the original 1814 sheet music imprint of Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” have survived. The original edition can be easily identified by the misprint “A Pariotic Song” in its subtitle. Courtesy of the William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan

Only about a dozen copies of the original 1814 sheet music imprint of Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” have survived. The original edition can be easily identified by the misprint “A Pariotic Song” in its subtitle. Courtesy of the William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan

Today marks the 200th anniversary of our national anthem. On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the massive overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812. Key, an American lawyer, watched the siege while under detainment on a British ship and penned the famous words after observing with awe that Fort McHenry’s flag survived the 1,800-bomb assault.

After circulating as a handbill, the patriotic lyrics were published in a Baltimore newspaper on September 20, 1814. Key’s words were later set to the tune of “To Anacreon in Heaven,” a popular English song. Throughout the 19th century, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was regarded as the national anthem by most branches of the U.S. armed forces and other groups, but it was not until 1916, and the signing of an executive order by President Woodrow Wilson, that it was formally designated as such. In March 1931, Congress passed an act confirming Wilson’s presidential order, and on March 3 President Hoover signed it into law.

Happy Independence Day 2012!

04 Wednesday Jul 2012

Posted by bojodadesign in Americana, Art, Folk Art

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flag, Independence Day, Jasper Johns, July 4, MOMA, Museum of Modern Art

Today is America’s 236th birthday. Happy Independence Day to my family, friends and clients! THANK YOU to all who serve our country, and to all our fallen heroes. The painting below is one of my favorite works of art by American-born painter Jasper Johns. (MORE)

Flag, Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). 1954-55 (dated on reverse 1954). Encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood, three panels, 42 1/4 x 60 5/8″ (107.3 x 153.8 cm). From the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. © 2012 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Book Cover Design: The Feud

21 Thursday Jun 2012

Posted by bojodadesign in Americana, Books, History, Publishing, Typography

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Dean King, Hatfields and McCoys, The Feud

The History Channel‘s wildly popular Hatfields & McCoys miniseries (recently aired over Memorial Day weekend) is a fictional retelling of the infamous feud, but writer Dean King‘s upcoming book The Feud will attempt to piece together the full picture. Here’s a preview of the book’s cool cover design. In my book, it’s spot on. (MORE)

Autumn Americana

03 Thursday Nov 2011

Posted by bojodadesign in Americana, Autumn, Fall, Folk Art, Thanksgiving, Typography

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Autumn, Barn Owl Primitives, Fall, Folk Art, Thanksgiving, typography

I happened upon this decorative sign and thought it was an interesting piece of “modern folk art” using words that remind us of Fall. I find the type treatment very simple and charming… a slice of modern Americana. (MORE)

Photo: Barn Owl Primitives

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