The Still Life of a Chrysler Imperial
by Joe Schofield
Title
The Still Life of a Chrysler Imperial
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Joe Schofield
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Photograph - Photography
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A long stem Chrysler Imperial hybrid tea rose takes its rightful place in the vase for a few days.
It must be love. 🙂
The long stem vase was the only object left in my home when we bought it in 1986. it stood on the mantle above the fireplace. No idea why it was left, nor how many times it was adorned with a single rose from the garden prior.
Rosa 'Chrysler Imperial' is a strongly fragrant, dark red hybrid tea rose cultivar. This variety was bred and publicly debuted by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts of Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, California, US in 1952.
In the 1954 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, 25,000 Chrysler Imperial roses in individual refreshment tubes of water covered the base of the float entered by the City of Detroit, Michigan, US and Chrysler Corporation. The theme of the float was Life of an American Workman, as Chrysler Corporation founder Walter P. Chrysler had titled his autobiography. The center of this float featured the figure of an American Workman striding out from the pages of a book to strike a heavy hammer upon an anvil from which floral "sparks" flowed, their trains leading in several directions to various Detroit signature products: an automobile, a truck, an airplane, a tank, and a boat.
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July 2nd, 2022
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Comments (24)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #25 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Bee Creek Photography - Tod and Cynthia
Beautiful, nominating for Special Feature in the 1000 Views Group!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Lesley Evered
Congratulations, your picture has been featured on the home page in the group STILL LIFE FLORALS on 28th July 2022. This is a lovely creation....like and favourite. Please look in the group discussions to see the features for this week and any message you may like to leave there will be most appreciated. Contest for an arrangement of roses with an object of special meaning is open for entries. Please see group e-mail for the links to both of these subjects.
Jim Cook
Everything about this photo is fascinating. I was expecting a picture of a car lol. It's a beauty of a rose and interesting history.
Paul Boizot
Ha, from the title I was expecting a car. The sort of thing that American boys would go cruising in in the '50s, and Frank Zappa would sing songs about. The rose is better though.
Allen Beatty
A little disappointed. I was expecting the car but the rose is beautiful.
Joe Schofield replied:
🙂 if you pluck the petals and toss them in the air, they fall to the floor in the shape of a perfect TR6!
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