From a desk drawer at my parents' house: An image of my Mom and myself with my dad's parents in Hazleton, PA (Summer 1978). Fall 1977 Nursery School portrait (beloved teacher Margaret Spicer at right). Myself with some Cookie Monster slippers (Christmas 1975). An image of my Mom (age 24) and myself (with beloved Puppy Love doll) at South Beach B'walk in 1976 and an image of my dapper dad (Dan Montone) taken in 1975 at an event in Clove Lakes Park: Staten Island, NY.
At home. About to work on color studies for a new piece. Taking a moment to highlight the tools of the trade: 27 November 2009.
Gorgeously illustrated (and photographed) family values of the 1940s and 50s from the pages of Life Magazine. Full resolution images available HERE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianmontone/sets/72157621955744289/
A collection of 1940s Mobilgas ads, beautifully illustrated.
The cast of Our Gang Comedy shows their love for Royal Crown Cola in 1941.
...are these two gents sharing more than a campy cocktail? Fun stuff from the 1940s.
All the 1940s starlets agree: RC quenches a Hollywood thirst.
Photo anomalies and personal potshots from unnamed sources.