"In 1957, Don Featherstone sculptured the first three-dimensional pink plastic flamingo, thereby making affordable bad taste accessible to the American public"--from Pink Flamingos. This is the tale of a wonderful bird, named by his creator phoenicopteris ruber plasticus; a new avian species, now known to all as "Pink Plastic Flamingo." The more than one hundred pictures and the text in this volume are the result of Featherstone's request that adoring owners of the pink birds send original photographs that demonstrate their affection for phoenicopteris on its 40th birthday in 1997. An overwhelming response included such masterpieces as: "Biker Birds," "What a Pear," "The Wedding Party," "Anyone for Bridge," "Purple Passion," "Beachcombers," and the sweetly romantic "Flamingo Honeymoon." If you're a believer, or even an skeptic, take a look, see for yourself. This book is one of a kind, the documentation of American genius, homage to an icon, or, perhaps, a rare opportunity to observe a culturally tolerated symbol of taste gone awry. It's great fun!
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More than 40 years ago, artist Don Featherstone capitulated to reality and accepted employment with Union Products, hired to render a white duck and a pink plastic flamingo in three dimensions. The rest is cultural pop history: the Featherstone flamingo was born.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Visions of pink plastic spendor,
By linda v. moore (fallon, nv United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass (Paperback)
If you are a one of the many lovers of phoeniclpteris ruber plasticus, (pink plastic flamingos), this book will delight you. It is the story of the progression of the p.r.p. from its birth in Leominster, MA, to its spread throughout the United States. The book is the collection of photos summited to the company on the 40th anniversary of the flamingos' entrance into Amercian culture. Writer Tom Herzing gives a delightful tongue-in-cheek dialog of the dear birds; the photos chosen are better than your average bird photos. THE ORIGINAL PINK FLAMINGOS;Spelndor in the Grass, makes a wonderful addition to the usual coffee table clutter of 'real art'.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Coffee Table Book,
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This review is from: The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass (Paperback)
While ordering two pair of the Don Featherstone pink flamingos 2 Pink Flamingos Classic Retro Signed Garden Statue Decoration Pair Made in USA, I added this book to the cart. What fun! I read it for the first time in the company of a friend and we giggled. Both products are eligible for free shipping, so the combined price made for a very reasonable total. If you're into the kitsch of it all, this book is a must-have!
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This appeared to be a couple of flamingos that I intended to stake in my garden instead it was a book of some sort about Pink Flamingos. Nice, but not what I bargained for so I sent it back. No problem.
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