Accidental Mysteries, 03.27.11

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.”

Editor's Note: All images are copyright of their original owners.

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John Foster,

This is an excellent collection. Delightfully intriguing. It is images like these that inspired me to become an artist. Thanks for sharing your discoveries.

Lucy
03.27.11 at 11:18

Terrific collection this week! Who did the music in the Leger ballet? The rune stone (last image) is beautiful!

Jane
03.27.11 at 08:21

feels like the weather round st louis about now

kirsten
03.30.11 at 06:07

I saw/heard Ballet Mecanique "performed" by mechanized instruments at the National Gallery of Art a couple of years ago. Nice to see the Dada visuals! Thanks, John.

David Lorczak
03.31.11 at 05:10

"Editor's Note: All images link to their original source and are copyright their original owners."

yeah, I doubt tumblr blogs are the "original source" for these images. Actual citations or at least identification of creator/artist/photographer would be helpful.

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04.01.11 at 05:30

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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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