Cigarette and Matchbox Art

These posts may not count any more, but since I found that this is in fact the last week of school (I thought this was finals week and things were determined in all classes) I thought I would write some more.  I may or may not get more points at this point in the semester, but I hate that is seems like I didn’t really seem to care too much about digital collections this semester.  I had a great deal to do this semester and my collection was not as great as it should have been, but it has been harder to find interesting things to blog about.  I am looking forward to the organization of information class next semester because I think that it would be so much easier to understand collections. 

Today, I visited the New York Public library website, which I haven’t really gotten to visit this semester, but one of their images collection really struck me.  The pictures are of old cigarette cards.  I can see why cigarettes were such a rage back in the day.  Collecting cards like baseball cards and getting cigarettes instead of bubble gum.  The reason why it struck me, however, is that the art work is really interesting.  And, I have started my own collection of matchbook cover and cigar box postcards.  These pop art collections are so similar.  I wish I was able to upload one of my matchbox postcards, so it could be compared to the pictures online.  Each cover speaks so much of its time and culture.

The collection I wish I had done

I wish I had taken the pictures I took while in Italy and made a collection out of them. Somehow, I thought that would be too easy. But, I had taken the photos and even have most of them categorized. My friends even sent me a DVD of more photos which I would have been able to add.  Many of my pictures are blurry, so I am glad to have the other photos.  If I had used the photos that were already digital, I would have had more time to worry about the metadata and the organization.  Hindsight being what it is, I would have chosen the easier route.  That is not to say that I won’t finish the project I started because my family is not expecting it to be done, but finding the inspiration is sometimes lacking.  Perhaps once the holidays are over, there will be more concentration for scanning in pictures.

Funny Comic