Unisphere, New York World's Fair, 1964
Here's a postcard of the same event
I was thirteen when I took this snapshot at Sinclair Dinoland at the World's Fair
Here's what I did with a scanned copy of the old photo and a vintage German postcard.
Pretty soon this mania I seem to have acquired should play itself out. Besides vintage line art from old textbooks, I have thousands of personal snapshots I have scanned. The image of a vengeful lizard taking out a city isn't new, but I have a story about this one. When I was thirteen my grandparents took me by Amtrak to New York City. I was thrilled. We rode the subway, saw Barefoot in the Park with Robert Redford, ate cheesecake at Sardis, and spent a couple of days at the World's Fair. I particularly remember the Wisconsin exhibit (the world's largest cheese), a Disney animated display that sang It's a Small World After All, and the Michelangelo's Pieta, viewed from a moving walkway, and an ultramodern Kodak pavilion with a huge movie screen that foreshadowed Imax. We also went to the Sinclair Dinoland. That area featured life-sized fiberglass dinosaurs and had sidewalks edged with lava rocks. I backed up with my Brownie camera to take a photo of the T-Rex. I didn't feel anything at first, but then a woman tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I knew I was bleeding. Sure enough, I had lacerated my ankle on the sharp rock, and my canvas flat was soaked. Dinosaurs can be dangerous.
4 comments:
I'm loving your stories with your collage. You're inspiring me to take photos of random stuff I would probably never photograph. Documentary photography is great for collage.
You really make collage look fun, Sherry! I was at the World's Fair too! I was four and threw a big, screaming, legs-going-limp fit (of terror) when I saw Mickey Mouse while waiting on line for It's a Small World.
Great post!!
I was at the NY world's fair too! I was 7 so I really don't remember much BUT I DO remember the "It's a Small World" exhibit!!!!! I think I rode that one several times! I also remember some Indians flying around a pole (?) and seeing Ed Sullivan getting out of a car near our hotel. I remember throwing a fit because my parents wouldn't buy me one of those big red bouncy balls with a handle that you sit on.
I love, love, love seeing the photos you took and your collage is so fun!
Hi Sherry,
Through Roz Would Up, I found your blog and have enjoyed reading it, especially posts about combining old postcards and personal photos, as well as ones about sketching and altering your photos.
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