WALL ST.

Messages on the walls of hippie houses and in the streets of San Francisco. Photographs by William Gedney.

WOVEN DISPLAY

Solemn and sturdy. Native American basketry and beaded belts on display c. 1900. via USC  

X DRESSED

Whoa! Utah men dressed as women, women dressed as men, c. 1910. via BYU

HIP COOK

Freak out!!! This lavender gem was rescued from a San Francisco trash can. My friend Amelia received it as a gift and brought it to me to show you. The Hippie Cookbook or Don’t Eat Your Food Stamps by Gordon & Phillis Grabe, published by The Paisley Shawl Publishing Co., Forestville, CA 1970. Included are [...]

WORDEN DAY

Worden Day at work in her studio & ranch in Wyoming. The first photograph was taken in late March. She’s filing an iron section, hanging with a sheep. The second photo I’ve posted before, and I will again, can’t stop myself. It’s just too good. via Archives of American Art – Wordon Day Papers, 1940-1982

OFFERINGS

Offering baskets and bowls. top, made by Wixarika people in Mexico for rituals, 1975. bottom, made by Pomo people in California, circa 1900. via WEIRD FRIENDS via National Museum of the American Indian

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