Arizona Welcomes You, Iconic and Rather Poignant c. 1940s Snapshot large bowl Nice and fat and plush

Nice and fat and plush

and this single mug

The 510 page volume includes frontispiece

1940s-50s salesman sample hinge very very Duchampian--a "readymade" for sure

Arizona Welcomes You, Iconic and Rather Poignant c. 1940s Snapshot large bowl Nice and fat and plushAn iconic feeling snapshot of an iconic feeling late 1930s early 1940s "Arizona Welcomes You" sign, which certainly seems to beg the question now of who the "you" is. One occasionally sees an old snapshot of a tourist or two posing next to this very sign or one similar to it, but void of people and tightly framed this snapshot feels to me particularly poignant in this moment. 3 1 2" x 2 1 2"and in excellent condition.