Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Blow molded Pink Flamingo


Good article on NYT
Though Mr. Featherstone designed hundreds of lawn ornaments for Union Products over time — his wife was partial to his ostrich — none have exerted the cultural force of the pink flamingo. The bird may not have made him wealthy, but it made him unmistakably proud: For many years, to commemorate the date of their birth, the lawn of Mr. Featherstone's home in Fitchburg was graced with 57 examples of his best-known creation.

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