I was amazed to see this picture that someone took of an abandoned house, because it has the same wall hanging from Brian Keith's bedroom in "Family Affair". I can't tell if it's painted or cloth or what. Any ideas? Now I'm excited that it might be some kind of print and there might still be some out there. I've always wanted it since seeing the TV show.
God, I wanted to live in that apartment. And have a giant front door with the doorknob smack in the middle!
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 23, 2021 11:52 PM |
A cubed house.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 23, 2021 11:54 PM |
I think Aunt Josie had the same in her living room.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 24, 2021 12:00 AM |
Head right over to that abandoned house and rescue the tapestry!
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 24, 2021 12:00 AM |
OP You fucking whore (I love you) I didn't know I wanted that until I saw it! FIND THIS!
I will pay a finder's fee!
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 24, 2021 1:05 AM |
Same design, different colors.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 24, 2021 3:06 AM |
Looks like an illustration from Alice and Martin Provensen
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 24, 2021 5:59 AM |
OP, I love the mural too. It was probably a large scale wallpaper offered in the early 1960’s; most likely four paper sheets butted together. It’s striking, so I’m not surprised that a set designer or interior decorator would be attracted to it as an alternative to hanging yet another painting on a wall. In both the deserted house and FAMILY AFFAIR photos, the mural was used behind a bed.
The artistic style is reminiscent of Eyvind Earle’s animation in Disney’s 1958 SLEEPING BEAUTY.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 24, 2021 9:11 AM |
Well, now I'm curious about the home's previous owners and why it's abandoned and never sold.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 24, 2021 10:51 AM |
Gorgeous. I think I like the orange one in the house slightly better but both are fantastic. There must be someone out there who knows all about 1960s wall art. It looks like these designs were printed on fabric, framed for "Family Affair" but just attached directly to the wall in that house.
None of the set designers on the show are still around, unfortunately.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 24, 2021 11:05 AM |
Sebastian Cabot still drives me insane with desire. I shoulda known back then it would come to this!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 24, 2021 4:40 PM |
Upon hearing some adult talk about how awful NY was I thought, how could anyone NOT want to live in NY?
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 24, 2021 5:00 PM |
So was Uncle Bill signifying he was hung like a horse?
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 24, 2021 5:43 PM |
I couldn't find the mural in the OP but these might satisfy.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 24, 2021 6:43 PM |
OP, darling. You've never heard of the Princess Anne Period of decor?
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 24, 2021 7:45 PM |
I saw some of those when I was searching for OP's mural r20, they're fantastic. I do think OP is looking for a linen mural or screenprint, they seem to be the most popular and would be easy enough to frame like the one in "Family Affair."
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | September 24, 2021 8:19 PM |
Another Tibor Reich design as R20 found. Nice, and interesting, but his work has a busy quality compared to OP's with it's spareness and negative space.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | September 24, 2021 8:32 PM |
*its
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | September 24, 2021 8:34 PM |