Pink lawn flamingos: No more

31 October 2006 by Leave a Comment

NPR’s Robert Siegel interviews the creator of the plastic pink flamingo which donned people’s front yards. Union Products company in Leominster, Massachusetts, is closing tomorrow. The kitsch flamingos may soon be crowding antique shops and selling for outrageous prices.

Don Featherstone, the artist who created the plastic yard ornaments, chose to create the flamingo rather than be a starving artist. He went on to become president of the Union Products, retiring from the post six years ago.

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Filed under Art, Modern culture

About pcNielsen
Paul Nielsen founded The Aesthetic Elevator late in 2005. He owns a piece of paper, located somewhere in his house (not on the wall), stating that he earned a B.F.A. from the University of Nebraska around about 2001. While there, he studied studied architecture, graphic design and ceramics, graduating with a degree in studio art. Paul presently serves as communications manager for a small non-profit doing their print design and marketing. He spends as much time sculpting in his studio as possible — which is not nearly enough. Visit his website at pcNielsen.com.

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