MPitzer

by MPitzer|26 September 202203 October 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold

If you grew up in Algonac, Michigan, then there was probably a 110% chance that you went duck hunting, knew someone who went duck hunting or found a 12 gauge shotgun shell floating in the reeds somewhere. That's why it...

Chocolate Tootsie Pop

by MPitzer|23 September 202221 October 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Tootsie Pop Art

As a kid growing up in Algonac, Michigan, we would hop on our bikes and ride along M29 searching for pop and beer bottles that people had thrown from their car windows. I guess there weren't littering laws back then....

Dairy Queen Vanilla Cone No.3

by MPitzer|23 September 202203 December 2022|Ice Cream Cones, Pop-Realism

The Algonac Dairy Queen sat on the edge of main street at the end of the playground of the old Algonac Junior High. In the summer, we'd ride our bikes uptown and grab a 25-cent vanilla cone and then ride...

Vintage Monopoly Race Car

by MPitzer|23 September 202227 September 2022|Pop-Realism, Vintage Toys

When we were kids, growing up in Algonac, Michigan, we’d actually play Monopoly instead of watching the family’s 19-inch, black and white TV that got three main channels, abc, CBS, and NBC, plus UHF channel 50. Those were are TV...

Hubley Cap Gun

by MPitzer|21 September 202227 September 2022|Pop-Realism, Vintage Toys

If we weren’t looking for pop bottles, we were probably playing Cowboys and Indians. This was my Hubley cap pistol. I must have had it from the time I was 6 until I was 8. I remember my Dad taking...

Wilson T2000 Tennis Racquet

by MPitzer|21 September 202203 October 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Vintage Tennis Racquets

The first varsity letter I won was playing tennis. Well, actually, I was on the tennis team and played enough to be given a letter. My favorite tennis racquet was the Wilson T2000 with oil-filled nylon strings. It was the...

Imperial Fishing Knife

by MPitzer|21 September 202203 October 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Vintage Pocket Knives

If you were a boy growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan, there was a good chance you got hockey gear for Christmas and fishing stuff for your birthday. My parents gave me this fishing knife when...

Model No.1 “Paper Cuts”

by MPitzer|18 September 202204 November 2022|Paper Cuts

I was fascinated by the work of Patrick Nagel and Dennis Muki when I was a student at ArtCenter College of Design. I think it was about my 5th term when I started dating this beautiful, talented illustrator I'd met...

Model No.3 “Paper Cuts”

by MPitzer|18 September 202204 November 2022|Paper Cuts

When I was just out of ArtCenter College of Design, I was fascinated by the work of Patrick Nagel and Dennis Muki. I couldn't afford any of their art, but I loved the sophistication of design, the flat colors, and...

Bakelite Fountain Pen

by MPitzer|17 September 202217 September 2022|Pop-Realism

My Dad worked for 20+ years at Willey Sign company in Mt Clemens, Michigan before leaving to go to work with my Mom in her cookbook business. As the head purchasing agent at Willey’s, my Dad would get all kinds...

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