Tag Archives: Miniatures

1904: Columbia

Posted on July 18, 2021 by corvusfugit

A model of the USS Columbia at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904; cropped from a larger photo: The ship to the right may be the Minneapolis. The Columbia was the fourth ship with that name in the US Navy; … Continue reading →

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1980: Burnt House

Posted on March 4, 2021 by corvusfugit

Robert Gober: Burnt House (1980)

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1250 BC: The Gurob Ship-Cart

Posted on July 1, 2020 by corvusfugit

This wooden model of a ship on a wheeled cart was found in Gurob, Egypt in 1920—and dates from the thirteenth or twelfth century BC. Although carts like this were used simply to transport ships from one place to another, … Continue reading →

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2018: New City

Posted on February 5, 2020 by corvusfugit

Rim Lee: New City (2018); from a series.

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2002: Trickland

Posted on April 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

Michaël Borremans: Trickland (2002)

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1904: Buy Your Chair Under a Chair

Posted on April 9, 2019 by corvusfugit

Founded in the 1850’s by Swiss immigrants from Cincinnati, Tell City, Indiana was originally a planned community in which land was distributed by lottery and everyone was guaranteed a job. One of the first businesses in the town was the … Continue reading →

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1939: Typewriter

Posted on August 6, 2018 by corvusfugit

This giant Underwood typewriter was on display in the Business Systems and Insurance Building at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. It weighed 14 tons and worked—letters could be typed on stationery measuring 9 by 12 feet.

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1989: Walking House

Posted on June 3, 2018 by corvusfugit

Laurie Simmons: Walking House (1989)

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1898: The Moon

Posted on April 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

This model of the moon—made of 116 sections of plaster on a framework of wood and metal—was prepared by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago;  the museum was located on the grounds of the World’s … Continue reading →

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1974: Junker

Posted on February 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

Mark Jay Hook: Scale model of a 1974 Plymouth (2017) (source)

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