The Best Hearts Are Crunchy: Just my Dish

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Just my Dish - Guest Heart Thursday

This is a Valentine card from my collection. It was printed in the United States sometime in the late 1930's. He has movable arms, one of which is missing, poor fellow! I love his striped pants, shiny patent leather shoes and bright red bow tie. Not to mention that snazzy hat! This is a delightful card--just perfect for Guest Heart Thursday!

For more wonderful heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

6 comments:

Laura said...: I am enjoying his curious eyebrows!; September 30, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Clytie said...: Yeah, I noticed his eyebrows too! Thank you so much for linking him to Guest Heart Thursday - he's QUITE THE DISH! Tee hee.; September 30, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Anonymous said...: Ah, they just don't make nostalgic cards like this anymore! That is why there such treasures! He is quite the cutie ;)

Beth, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such lovely words behind. Your notes always brighten my day ... no matter my mood! :) Much love, P.; September 30, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Lyneen said...: I just love these old Valentines... So adorable! TFS; September 30, 2010 at 5:46 PM
JayLeigh said...: What a cute fellow! :D; October 2, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Dani said...: Ha ha. cool one. Thank you.; October 7, 2010 at 5:32 AM

Hearts and Flowers

I have collected vintage cards, fairytale books, postcards, old photos and art pieces since I was a small girl.

Even before I could read, I spent hours looking at old cards, coloring books and illustrations in my fairytale story books. I am sure my love for art and even my own drawing stylings came from my fascination with them.

Mail was so rare, I saved every card and letter I received as a child. Some of those nostalgic items will be shared on this blog.

Quite a few of the vintage pieces I have collected reflect the life and times of history itself. The cards, postcards, antique photos and art from my collection are dated from the late 1800's, through WW2. Many of these old cards come from our darling little Grandmother Jenny. I have also included some items from the early 1950's which were given to me by my precious Gramma Gladys and dearest Nita.

In a very real way, this Blog is my way of honoring these marvelous inspiring artists and the ongoing influence they've had in my life.

I hope you will enjoy the beauty, tremendous skill and sometimes whimsical work of these long-gone artists as much as I have over the years.

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If you know any historical information concerning these cards, photos and postcards, I would LOVE to hear from you.

Some of the images in my "Cyber" collection are from CardCow. A big Thank you to Eric Larson for his permission to use them!

Copyright Questions

Artwork including cards, postcards, illustrations, etc., printed before 1930 are no longer copyrighted, but are under Public Domain. However even then, there are lots of gray areas concerning what is Public Domain and what is not.

Scans of public domain images do not generate new copyrights—they merely inherit the copyright status of the image being reproduced. In other words, if something is public domain and is scanned--it remains in the public domain.
See Bridgeman v. Corel.

An individual can claim copyright over a piece of public domain artwork
ONLY if it has been uniquely altered in some fashion.

If you have further questions concerning copyright law, here are some
helpful links: [link] [link] [link]

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Just my Dish - Guest Heart Thursday

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