Photo by myself, on the Upper West Side.
At one of the many townhouses on the upper West Side, a pretty bay window is decorated with a Greek key pattern along the lower edge and a scalloped underside. Even the protective window grilles are ornamental.
The Times showcases several small scale dioramas made by Randy Hage, a craftsman who works on movie and television props. Hage takes photos of historic, well-loved New York storefronts, then builds 1/12th scale models of them, then takes photos of the models.
The results are pretty astonishing - the uneven brickwork, painterly metal roll down doors and old timey signs are breathtakingly represented. You would never think you were looking at a replica made by hand.
Seeing these images, for me, was like looking through a time capsule. The best photo of the series shows Hage looming over the Nick's Lucheonette, and exposing the real scale of the model. (I promise the image above is a real photo of a real building!)
To see the Times slideshow, click here.
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5 comments:
tres bon le diaporama du New York Times, nostalgie nostalgie quand tu nous tiens
Now that Randy Hage knows what he is doing. Picking the exact things that give a great deal of charm at NY and the likeliness is stunning. Also like the detail of your own photo. I should say make some more Kitty.
I LOVE how you've cropped this building Kitty, really showing off all the amazing details!
Speaking of which, that link is really quite unbelievable. HOW does the sculptor do it? I'd love to see the pieces in person.
Could be an ocean liner.
Another lovely photo, Kitty. I saw the Randy Hage piece—it was very cool, especially the shot you mention of him and one of the models.
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