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Comments (1) Posted 04.22.12 | PERMALINK | PRINT

John Foster

Accidental Mysteries, 04.22.12


Superheroes!
Geezus Girl

Superheroes!
Bush Man

Superheroes!
X-Ray Boy

Superheroes!
Naked Girl

Superheroes!
Can't Fly

Superheroes!
Toxic Girls

Superheroes!
Dandruff Grrl

Superheroes!
Knife Queen

Superheroes!
The Shape Shifter

Superheroes!
Fighting Monk

Superheroes!
Camo Man

Superheroes!
Web Man

Superheroes!
Puppet Master

Superheroes!
Woofman Jack

Superheroes!
Melting Man

Superheroes!
Wood Boy

Superheroes!
Snake Man

Superheroes!
Junk Man

Superheroes!
Paper Boy

Superheroes!
Comic Madonna


Accidental Mysteries is an online curiosity shop of extraordinary things, mined from the depths of the online world and brought to you each week by John Foster, a writer, designer and longtime collector of self-taught art and vernacular photography. “I enjoy the search for incredible, obscure objects that challenge, delight and amuse my eye. More so, I enjoy sharing these discoveries with the diverse and informed readers of Design Observer.”

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X-ray Boy and Snake Man are awesome!

04.23.12 at 05:43


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John Foster and his wife, Teenuh, have been longtime collectors of self-taught art and vernacular photography. Their collection of anonymous, found snapshots has toured the country for five years and has been featured in Harper’s, Newsweek Online and others.
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