Comments on: Animated Statue Smiles and Displays Her Dimples http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Julian Pollock http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/comment-page-1/#comment-1059714 Julian Pollock Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:53:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/#comment-1059714 Thank you John, for providing that extra info about my grandfather. Courtenay Pollock certainly created a wide variety of amusing and novel mechanical artwork. That is beside the more traditional bronze and plaster busts, drawings and paintings. Then, was it not he that started the Pollock Toy Museum in London? My father, Nicholas Pollock, certainly inherited a few of these artistic bents. Finding some degree of solace through painting following the demise of his wife, he devoted the last decade and more of his life filling his house and giving away a small collection of still life paintings and landscapes despite his fading eyesight. His painting of the renowned Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained his deep wisdom still remains a treasured feature in my living room. Thank you John, for providing that extra info about my grandfather. Courtenay Pollock certainly created a wide variety of amusing and novel mechanical artwork. That is beside the more traditional bronze and plaster busts, drawings and paintings. Then, was it not he that started the Pollock Toy Museum in London?

My father, Nicholas Pollock, certainly inherited a few of these artistic bents. Finding some degree of solace through painting following the demise of his wife, he devoted the last decade and more of his life filling his house and giving away a small collection of still life paintings and landscapes despite his fading eyesight. His painting of the renowned Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained his deep wisdom still remains a treasured feature in my living room.

]]> By: John Downe http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/comment-page-1/#comment-1054119 John Downe Fri, 02 May 2008 10:53:26 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/#comment-1054119 I was so intrigued to find this. Courtenay Pollock was my grandfather. After this model, there was one that could smoke cigarettes ! The man who had invented the rubber material for the skin died quite suddeenly and th epropject went no furhter. The remains of the "mobile head" are with a cousin of mine. I would welcome contact from anyone with an interest in this or more information johnnodowne@hotmail.com Best wishes John I was so intrigued to find this. Courtenay Pollock was my grandfather. After this model, there was one that could smoke cigarettes ! The man who had invented the rubber material for the skin died quite suddeenly and th epropject went no furhter. The remains of the “mobile head” are with a cousin of mine.

I would welcome contact from anyone with an interest in this or more information

johnnodowne@hotmail.com

Best wishes

John

]]> By: Frank http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/comment-page-1/#comment-1048034 Frank Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:39:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/#comment-1048034 This looks an awful lot like the Kismet project.. http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/humanoid-robotics-group/kismet/kismet.html This looks an awful lot like the Kismet project..

http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects.....ismet.html

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/comment-page-1/#comment-1047675 Stannous Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:56:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/#comment-1047675 Isn't that Bender's girlfriend, Angelyne? Isn’t that Bender’s girlfriend, Angelyne?

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/comment-page-1/#comment-1047663 Rick Auricchio Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:35:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/01/animated-statue-smiles-and-displays-her-dimples/#comment-1047663 I agree...it's quite cool, especially for something done almost 75 years ago. I agree…it’s quite cool, especially for something done almost 75 years ago.

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