by Lynne Rostochil. Certainly one of the quirkiest pieces of OKC ephemera I’ve ever found is the subject of this week’s Mod Blog, a cat-alog for the 1957 Oklahoma Cat Club show. In 1957, the Oklahoma Cat Club was just two years old and this was just the second kitty event they ever hosted. From […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Although Lloyd Wright lived in the looming shadow of his much more famous father, Frank Lloyd Wright, the younger architect created many incredible designs of his own, including the stunning Wayfarer’s Chapel in Palos Verdes, CA: He also designed the gorgeous but somewhat creepy Sowden House in Los […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, you caught a glimpse of some of the goodies in a small-but-gorgeous brochure produced by the OU School of Architecture for prospective architectural students. We wrap up our look at this ’60s-era stunner this week with a look at more student work. NOTE: All brochure text is in italics. Three sketches […]
by Robyn Arn Like many of you in the Mod Squad, I am a collector of ephemera. Paper items like post cards, pamphlets, programs, (well, you name it) have come into my collection over the years, both as personal fetishes and as items to resale when I was a regular eBay seller. It’s so […]