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Church, State and Art

Lateral: A design blog by Brock Ray

Longtime readers will remember that in June I went to Washington, D.C., on vacation.

A bevy of sculptures

Thinker on a Rock, 1997, by Barry Flanagan

While in Washington, D.C. last month, I had the pleasure of visiting the National Gallery Sculpture Garden.

Branding Snake Oil

A collection of patent medicine packaging and advertising from the Smithsonian

Another post from my trip to Washington, D.C.! The National Museum of American History is a truly fantastic source for historical samples of graphic design. Currently, they have on display a marvelous collection of patent medicine containers and advertisements. I’m including some of my favorite items from the collection below. According to the exhibit:

How not to use “inspiration”

Another post from my trip to our nation's capital. While touring the National Museum of American History, I saw a book from the so-called atomic age called "Our Friend the Atom". The cover looked incredibly familiar to me. So I took this picture of it and resolved to figure out where I knew it from.