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Image:
6.00" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
11.50" x 13.50"
Mini Framed Print
by Richard Reeve
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Mini framed print by Richard Reeve. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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Artist's Description
Mini - Richard Reeve
There was a time when I was younger, back in the UK, that just about everyone had owned a mini at some point. They were everywhere. A small car designed to fit in a 10ft x 4ft x 4ft space, carry 4 people at highway speeds and sip fuel.
Following his success with the iconic Morris Minor, Sir Alec Issigonis' design was an instant hit in 1959 and remained in production, largely unchanged until 2000. Over 5.3 million units were made and it became a British icon along side Big Ben and the Union Jack.
MEANING of the piece:
The Mini is one of the most iconic images of post-war Britain. It symbolizes the swinging 60's: Carnaby Street, youth culture, rock & roll, sexual liberation, and freedom for the common people. What could be more British that that? Well, it was designed by a Greek refugee, Alexander "Alec" Issigonis, later knighted for his engineering /design work. Alec fled with his family from Smryna in Greece (now called Izmir in Tu...
About Richard Reeve
I am a visual story teller based in southern Pennsylvania, USA and my imagery is inspired from everyday objects and situations I encounter through my travels. My work has been exhibited and sold at the Bradford Avenue Galleries (Allinson Gallery and Huston Gallery) at Chester County Art Association, in addition to this online store. My images have also been exhibited at Panorama XXL, Rouen, France and the Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, USA. I hope you will find something that inspires you, amuses you, makes you think, smile, frown, or perhaps just scratch your head. Go on, dive in... and for those of you who do so, I offer a big thank you for looking through my window on the world! ~Richard ReevePhotos Inspiring...
$78.00
Meg Shearer
Always wanted one and still do. Wonderful design and I love the black and red! L/F!
Richard Reeve replied:
Thank you, Meg. The Mini was a really fun car to drive when young, but very much "of the time"