fut_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1959 lunar base/colony)
A delightful, clever, humorous, imaginative, and wonderful 1959 work, by artist Roy Kerswill. Much like those by Pat Rawlings 30+ years later.
Multiple enjoyable & amusing visuals going on here:
- The Buckminster Fuller-inspired geodesic dome design of the lunar colony.
- The earth-like appearance of the ‘skyscrapers’ within, with ornamental/functional(?) vegetation.
- The unintentionally ‘old school’ lunar lander.
- Suspension power lines, along with two sets of suspended traffic lights.
- What appears to be banks of computers/computer consoles visible through the transparent walls of the building in the lower right, possibly the control center for the colony. Even possibly a/the supervisor, looking out, feet shoulder-width apart, hands on hips, surveying his "domain"...so maybe he's responsible for the environmental control system, or something equally important.
- The paved(?) lunar road leading to and into the dome (with inbound/outbound lanes), via an airlock building/structure.
- The smaller building attached to the airlock provides access to the elevator. In fact, the exterior of the airlock on that side has “ELEVATOR PARKING ONLY” written on it.
- The “vintage” appearance of the vehicles, which are functional both inside & out. Most obvious in the rounded cab of the “pickup truck” (with items sticking out of the bed), going down the inclined roadway inside.
And last, but NOT least:
The fellow sitting outside - taking a few moments - to write a letter - to his mother - “DEAR MOM” being visible on the clipboard in his mitten-clad hand. Then there’s the writing & patch/emblem on his right shoulder: “BASSETT(?)” or “BASSETY(?)”/”A.D. 373(?)”. Possibly a subtle inside joke? A family crest? Too bad we’ll never know.
A huge WIN:
www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/feature/a-big-painting-is-a...
Credit: Jackson Hole News & Guide website
Finally, fitting for him to have depicted the following - Aldebaran - apparently the brainchild of Martin Aircraft Company Engineer Dandridge Cole. Awesome:
Credit: Reddit/user “NinetiethPercentile”
fut_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1959 lunar base/colony)
A delightful, clever, humorous, imaginative, and wonderful 1959 work, by artist Roy Kerswill. Much like those by Pat Rawlings 30+ years later.
Multiple enjoyable & amusing visuals going on here:
- The Buckminster Fuller-inspired geodesic dome design of the lunar colony.
- The earth-like appearance of the ‘skyscrapers’ within, with ornamental/functional(?) vegetation.
- The unintentionally ‘old school’ lunar lander.
- Suspension power lines, along with two sets of suspended traffic lights.
- What appears to be banks of computers/computer consoles visible through the transparent walls of the building in the lower right, possibly the control center for the colony. Even possibly a/the supervisor, looking out, feet shoulder-width apart, hands on hips, surveying his "domain"...so maybe he's responsible for the environmental control system, or something equally important.
- The paved(?) lunar road leading to and into the dome (with inbound/outbound lanes), via an airlock building/structure.
- The smaller building attached to the airlock provides access to the elevator. In fact, the exterior of the airlock on that side has “ELEVATOR PARKING ONLY” written on it.
- The “vintage” appearance of the vehicles, which are functional both inside & out. Most obvious in the rounded cab of the “pickup truck” (with items sticking out of the bed), going down the inclined roadway inside.
And last, but NOT least:
The fellow sitting outside - taking a few moments - to write a letter - to his mother - “DEAR MOM” being visible on the clipboard in his mitten-clad hand. Then there’s the writing & patch/emblem on his right shoulder: “BASSETT(?)” or “BASSETY(?)”/”A.D. 373(?)”. Possibly a subtle inside joke? A family crest? Too bad we’ll never know.
A huge WIN:
www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/feature/a-big-painting-is-a...
Credit: Jackson Hole News & Guide website
Finally, fitting for him to have depicted the following - Aldebaran - apparently the brainchild of Martin Aircraft Company Engineer Dandridge Cole. Awesome:
Credit: Reddit/user “NinetiethPercentile”