Friday, May 9, 2008

Trompe l'Oeil Trivia Quiz

On the corner of Blanshard and Pandora in downtown Victoria is the Ocean Island Backpackers Inn & Hostel and on its rear wall is this fine bit of trompe l'oeil. While the two gentlemen in the windows were instantly recognizable to me I wonder if any other CDP viewers can tell me who they are?
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6 comments:

  1. USelaineMay 9, 2008 at 1:28 PM

    I'll leave some room for others to answer as well. I'll just say that the guy in the lower window could be shouting, "Straight to the moon, Alice!"

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  2. Janet KincaidMay 9, 2008 at 9:24 PM

    Excellent tromp l'oeil. I love this art form. There's a wonderful example of this art of illusion in Washington, D.C., across from Ford's Theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot.

    Like USElaine, I know who these two are, but I'll leave it to others. Though I will say, the gentleman in the bottom painting was hilarious in a wacky series of movies called "Smokey and the Bandit" among others.

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  3. rafMay 10, 2008 at 5:37 PM

    Good shot, Ben, of the trompe l'oeil. I wouldn't doubt that Alice and Trixie are probably looking for them.

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  4. Louis la VacheMay 10, 2008 at 8:22 PM

    This certainly brings back memories of the 1950s!

    "Louis la Vache"

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  5. Benjamin MadisonMay 10, 2008 at 11:52 PM

    Congratulations to USElaine, DC confidential, RAF and Louis La Vache who share those memories of Ed and Ralph with me.

    For those of you who are still wondering, the two men were characters in a popular American television show during the early 1950's.

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  6. USelaineMay 12, 2008 at 7:06 PM

    For the record, I only saw them in re-runs in the sixties. ;^)

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