Sunday, January 2, 2011

"Give Peace A Chance" -- From the Summer of 1969

The Beatles song "Give Peace A Chance" was in heavy rotation on WABC-AM in NYC during the summer of 1969.  I drew this with markers on a canvas board in August '69.   



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10 comments:

  1. Alec DeverJanuary 3, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    This is a wonderful work you did,Tom!
    It really has that essence of the 60s!

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  2. Maz ZolpJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    I love this so much! So superbly psychedelic. And I think that's the best picture of Superman ever.

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  3. Tom RueggerJanuary 3, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Thanks Alec
    And Maz too
    And Superman thanks youy as well
    This is one of the few pieces that has survived from back then with little fading, probably because canvas lasts so much more longer than paper

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  4. LukeJanuary 4, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    I used to think markers as boring. Then someone kindly showed me Tom Ruegger. A pleasing color pallette, bright and colorfully without being overwhelmingly flashy. I love it! And I'd print it out, but I'm afraid my printer would have a seizure from all the colors. You, sir, deserve a gold star for this peace of art.(heh heh, see what I did there?)

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  5. Tom RueggerJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    Thanks Luke...
    A piece of Peace to you!

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  6. PatrickJanuary 6, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    I like the Alice in Wonderland reference!

    ..But when you talk about destruction,

    Don't you know that you can count me out!

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  7. MattieshoeJanuary 16, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Really wonderful "peace", Tom.

    Though "Give Piece a chance" is actually a John Lennon single, rather than a Beatles song.

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  8. Tom RueggerJanuary 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Yes, Mattieshoe, from the Plastic Ono Band. Tommy Smothers is playing the guitar and singing along, among other voices.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 12, 2014 at 1:48 AM

    This is amazing to me!! I love it!

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  10. Tom RueggerSeptember 12, 2014 at 10:29 PM

    This piece is 45 years old this summer!

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