"Coca-Cola - Try To Be Less White" - Postcard

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Coca-Cola and the US news media can try to "spin" the original story however they want, but no amount of "spin" will change the fact that stating "Try to be less white" is racist.

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My piece is a "cartoon" in the same vein as Charlie Hebdo cartoons. (Their "cartoon" offended me, but apparently some thought it was "funny" so, I too, can make cartoons that others might find offensive.) My piece is also free speech that is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Coca Cola" - Postcard

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I had The Great Gatsby on my mind, so the spectacles are a nod to that.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.10.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Coca-Cola Pure Refreshment" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Coca-Cola."

I used vintage coca-cola ads for this, as well as a nod toward the more modern commercials that featured a Polar Bear. There are also some intentionally faint lines of text with lyrics from several different songs combined into one, in the background.

I don't normally post two nearly identical pieces, but I couldn't decide which one looked better. I'm leaning toward the first one, with the retro yellow border. Any opinions about preferences are welcome.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Coca Cola Sign - Photograph

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This is 4 of 4 blog posts of photographs I took in Milford, CT this past week.

This was the sign for the vintage diner on the south side of South Broad Street, after the intersection with Factory Lane.