Cherish An Antique Day 2024 is on Tuesday, April 9, 2024: Were hand colored B&W photos considered as cliche back in the day as selective color images today?

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 is Cherish An Antique Day 2024. National Cherish an Antique Day! Antiques clip art

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A day is set aside in April of every year on which to cherish special items that go back to a time when high quality and craftsmanship were most valued by a critical customers. It is a day on which everybody is motivated to review an age of creative ability that, for them, holds a special and classic appeal.

Cherish An Antique Day could be celebrated by a visit to an art gallery, or merely by getting a valued heirloom from its place of safety and showing it for the day. The idea is to admire previous workmanship and to create a higher understanding of the sort of visual charm that holds up against the test of time. It is hoped that direct exposure to the previous masters will certainly motivate a commitment to high quality instead of quantity in today's production-line sort of production. Treasuring an antique can make the previous much more existing.

I don't think so.

Hand colored photos took a considerable amount of time and a bit of physical resources to accomplish. It was rarely done for free, indeed, it tended to be quite costly. The resulting images were cherished.

I have a couple of a antique hand colored B&W photos that are gorgeous; just this side of a piece of fine art.

The sheer quantity, notoriously poor execution and astounding popularity, by definition, make modern digital selective color a pedestrian cliché.

How much or what gift do I give my brother for graduating college with his PHD? IT has taken him 18 years!?

I have no idea what you might be able or willing to spend; however, 40 years ago, I received a gift upon the completion of my terminal degree that I cherish and display with pride to this day.

It is a handsome, personal "Colorprint Mirror." It is a large, tasteful mirror that measures 14.5" X 25.5" At the top is an Eglomise custom panoramic painting of a campus landmark with two beautiful lines of calligraphy: One with my name and degree; the other with my University's name and location. My "Colorprint Mirror" is framed in antique gold-tone wood. Today, the large "Colorprint Mirror" costs approximately $230. The company has smaller mirrors and other gifts using the same motif (e.g., personalized desk boxes, personalized desk clocks).

I have no financial interest in the company, "Ivy Covered Halls"; however they have been in business since 1922, and I have purchased three gifts for friends from them. Each time I have found the owners to be helpful and generous with their time. I urge you to visit their web site:

The mirrors are displayed at

It is good of you to recognize his accomplishment as you do.

Congratulations to your brother!!

Your going to die tomorrow, what are you going to do today?

I would tell everyone that I'm close to that I love them and I would leave them my cherished items. An example, I have a beautiful antique oil painting of the ocean. My best friend Kim loves it and wants it. I would give it to her.

I would make sure my doggy's are taken care of. I would give my Mercedes to my son, who expects me to give it to him anyways.

I would make sure my hubby was taken care of and then, I'd pig out on as much food as I could! AND drink my most precious wines from my wine cellar.

I would enjoy the sunset and the ocean breeze. I would gaze at the stars, dog at my feet, both men by my side and finally know PEACE and that I am going HOME.