"Gold Rex" Retro Rocket - by Artist David Random

Item Number: 128
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $750
Online Close: Oct 7, 2020 6:00 PM EDT
Bid History: 0 bids
Description
Vintage: 1895
Dimensions: 16 inches long x 19 inches tall
Components: Antique brass fire extinguisher, Victorian swing-arm drapery brackets, vintage kerosene lamp component, vintage brass garden hose nozzle, vintage oil reservoir, decorative antique candle
holder, antique clock gears, radio vacuum tube, antique “Rex” bicycle head-badge, vintage brass lamp stand.
About the Artist:
David Random graduated in 1969 with a Fine Arts degree from The Massachusetts College of Art. A resident of Portsmouth, NH, He began creating his Steampunk “Retro Rockets” based on a childhood fascination with Jules Verne and Flash Gordon. His fantasy rocketships are created from antique and vintage re-purposed artifacts, and are combined with special attention to conformity of shape, vintage, and materials. His rockets have been featured in museums and galleries from Maine to Florida as well as on TV and in Movies. One such film entitled “Rocketship” was screened all over the country, winning many awards and was also featured on Virgin Airways in-flight movies for almost a year. The short film can still be viewed in its entirety at www.RocketshipMovie.com.The artist is also a fine-art photographer and the author of three published books.
For More about the Artist:
https://davidrandom.com/Rockets/Home.html
Special Instructions
- If you would like to preview this piece of art, please schedule an appointment through Joyce@portsmouthhistory.org
- Art will be available for pickup at Portsmouth Historical Society located at 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH
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