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BEN SAKOGUCHI ORANGE CRATE LABEL SERIES. From the 1880's to the 1950's, California oranges were sent to market packed in wooden crates with big, milti-colored labels pasted on the ends. Among Ben Sakoguchi's early influences were the bold graphics and fanciful images on the orange crates that were stacked behind his parents' grocery store.
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29 wrz 2024 · Among artist Ben Sakoguchi’s early influences were the bold graphics and fanciful images on the orange crates that were stacked behind his parents’ grocery store in San Bernardino. In the 1970s — after cardboard cartons had replaced wooden crates — beautifully printed labels that had long been stored in packing houses were being sold as ...
BEN SAKOGUCHI ORANGE CRATE LABEL SERIES GROUP 1 (click on images to see larger views) Einstein's Brain Brand (2003) Einstein's Theory Brand (2002) Dick & Jack Brand (1998) The Prez & the King Brand (1998) Brown Bomber Brand (1994) Butterfly - Bee Brand (1994) Lady Day Brand (1994) Josephine
Sakoguchi is best known for his small paintings that were created in series, often with socially relevant themes, such as slavery and the internment of Japanese Americans. Sakoguchi is known for his Orange Crate Label series.
Beginning in the mid-1880s, colorfully illustrated labels adorned millions of wooden orange crates shipped throughout the world until 1955, when preprinted cardboard boxes replaced the wooden crates and their elegant lithographs.
ORANGE CRATE LABEL SERIES (1994 - 2015) acrylic on canvas 10” x 11” 1994
