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Kris Kristofferson, offering kind words to Sinead O'Connor, as she was getting booed of stage, 1990’s Check this blog!
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Emma Kunz (1892-1963), Drawing No. 127. 120 x 105 cm
© Emma Kunz Zentrum, CH-5436 Würenlos
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Possibly the most published artist in history….
Early last century a struggling - but promising - young Swedish artist was returning home from spending time in France where he studied under the great Henri Matisse - a rare privilege for the young Swede. When back in Sweden he was asked to do a small item of commercial work. The pay was nominal but then again the work was ‘trivial’; design a sticker that would be applied to a matchbox. Sweden was the home of the safety match and so led the world in production of this item.
His response was to create the image of a small boy beneath a brilliant sun (quite un-Swedish really) in mid stride. The design was so appealing and timeless that the core illustration has never been altered or updated since then.
*It was not designed as a 'logo’ or a 'brand’ it was art - that a discerning manufacturer sought out. So don’t compare it to the Coke or Nike brand images.
Together these factors have meant that this small work of art, which has been on every one of the billions of boxes of matches produced in Sweden since the 1930s, is possibly the worlds most reproduced piece of artwork.*
The artist? Einar Nerman - yes, I know you have never heard of him before. Well you have now - go look him up. He deserves that.
“Solstickan” translates from the Swedish as 'sun sticks’ - just adds to the cuteness!
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On the rooftop of Hotel d'Europe - in Avignon, France - 1981. Photo by Howard Alk
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