The Best Hearts Are Crunchy: Quakin' Good

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Quakin' Good - Guest Heart Thursday

Here's another funny Valentine card from my collection. This one was printed in the United States in the late 1940/'s. The coy look in this ducky's eyes, along with those fabulous britches and those, er, thorny feet--make him quite a catch!

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

9 comments:

Clytie said...: He is absolutely adorable! Or maybe I should say a-dork-able! I'm not quite sure about those dangerous looking feet! :=); April 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Laura said...: such a sweetheart of a duck!; April 21, 2011 at 10:12 AM
SquirrelQueen said...: How cute is that? The Valentines from years ago are so much cuter than the ones we see today.; April 21, 2011 at 11:36 AM
MarieElizabeth said...: Just adorable!; April 21, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Home and Heart said...: Thanks for sharing your adorable collection; April 21, 2011 at 4:43 PM
Scrappy Grams said...: Other things are retro. Why doesn't someone do the same with greeting cards? I love vintage cards.; April 21, 2011 at 7:50 PM
Irene said...: Very cool.; April 21, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Dani said...: Sweet one.; April 25, 2011 at 4:40 PM
GadgetSponge.com said...: He appears to maybe be dressed like a sailor. How appropriate!; April 26, 2011 at 1:20 PM

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, April 21, 2011

Quakin' Good - Guest Heart Thursday

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