I missed that tie. OSB sheathing? Should be wattle and daub on timber framing
Questions about WT illustrations
by Beck_Melbourne 38 Replies latest jw friends
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ThomasMore
Stanley Tape Measure. They will still be making tools in the new system.
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Balaamsass2
Is the guy with suit slacks and a tie, holding a level...the building inspector? :)
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Balaamsass2
The Bananas must have arrived from Central America on the "Big Sailboat" my mom claimed we would have in the New System. :)
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NotFormer
"Stanley Tape Measure. They will still be making tools in the new system."
I feel sorry for poor Brother Stanley 😞. He really has his work cut out, producing the tools to rebuild the entire planet!
"The Bananas must have arrived from Central America on the "Big Sailboat" my mom claimed we would have in the New System."
Cue "The Banana Boat Song". 🙄
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stan livedeath
oh--so there will be secateurs in the new system ?
and jewellery?
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Ron.W.
Thanks for this pic!
Have we a thread were all the Watchtower depictions of paradise can be viewed and compared on this site?
I would love to see that!!
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vienne
when I was much younger than I am now, Mom, Uncle B and my aunt and a cousin toured Brooklyn Bethel. Many of the original paintings used as Watchtower illustrations hung in hallways. They were well-executed paintings. When translated to publication illustrations all that was lost, and they became quite ugly.
I wondered why they didn't use sketches and line drawings that would have translated to the page more effectively. Today, of course, they can print photographs which translate to text illustrations more clearly.
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Balaamsass2
I see a lot of apples, bananas, and tomatoes in most WT paradise depictions, and there is usually a snow-capped mountain in the background. The art department guys in NYC didn't get out much, or even garden or farm. lol. :)
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ThomasMore
The imaginative ideas of paradise earth originated with the illustrators at Bethel, not the writers. As they produced their pen and ink, then oil on canvas fantasies, each became more far-fetched than the previous. I can honestly say that they were the driving force behind the teaching. The writers were often amazed when they saw the dream-scape creations that accompanied their articles. Of course the readers assumed that the WTC had received the inspiration directly from God.
In this Chicken/Egg scenario, the illustrators came before the teachings.