What objects should I use in my still life drawings themed 'the 1960s'?

Question

For art, I'm using the theme 'the 1960s' and I need some more items to draw for first hand sketches that represent the 60s. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Vinyl records. Long hair. Flares, The Union Flag (At least you can still get that image easily).

Morris Mini Cars. 'Psychedelia'

Hope this helps a bit!

Answer 2

Vinyl . . .45's or albums

A daisy or two (flower power)

An original Barbie doll or G.I. Joe

A can of Aqua Net hair spray

Beatles, Elvis and the Beach Boys items

Troll dolls

Twister game

Peter Max art on everything, including posters  http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=...

Gogo boots and miniskirts

Answer 3

To me the 1960's suggest flower power . Beetle cars , mini dresses and very vibrant colours .

Answer 4

Granny Glasses--See Ringo

Leather Fringed Pouches--Used for Purses

Headbands--Leather and Moccasins

Hoola Hoops

Thongs--Old Sandals with no Bling

Fuzzy Class Rings--for Going Steady  (Boy's ring wrapped in angora.)

Turtle Neck Sweaters to hide the Hickeys--or to pretend you have one.

Army Jackets

Pot Paraphernalia

Lava Lamp

Black Lights

Posters that shined under the Black Lights

Pleated skirts with Big Safety Pins

Beads--all kinds of beads

News on TV to watch the Vietnam War

Kennedy

Martin Luther King

Lee Harvey Oswald

Ruby

Jackie

Her pink hat and blood stained suit.

Johnson

Hiding under a desk at school -- preparing for the bomb to drop

Twiggy

Blond Hair--everyone is Blondie

Discrimination -- Signs

Hip Huggers

Tight poor boy sweaters with snaps at the crotch.

Belts--all kinds of belts--hold up pants

Panty Hose

Knee Highs that go above the knee.

Boots--made for walking

Psychedelic posters

Wheelchairs (Vets coming home)

Glasses that looked like cat eyes before the granny ones became popular.  

Books on s*x starting to hit the market.

Airline Stewardesses

Candles

Smoking Cigarettes

Caskets

Kennedy/Nixon Debate

Black and White TV being replaced with Color

Radios

45s

The little disk that fits in the 45 to play it.

Albums

Ed Sullivan

Bikinis

Jump Rope

Glass Soda Pop Bottles -- Coke

5 cent candy bars

1 cent candy

Mallo Cups

Sugar Daddy

Milk delivered to the house on the front porch

Barbie/Ken

VW Bugs

Three channels--ABC/CBS/NBC

Milk Shakes--old fashioned kinds--not the fake fast food ones!

Fries

Juke Box

Stripped Shirts

Leisure Suits

Answer 5

Mod's and Rockers, mini skirts, Carnaby street