¶ Obnoxico
Index Entry
Obnoxico:
“When I was living in Manhattan in the 30s and seeing a lot of architects and artists I invented the word ‘obnoxico’ to describe the most dreadful objects we could imagine that exploited peoples’ ignorance and sentimentality… almost anything that could be gilded or bronzed and hung in a car’s back window. We thought we would have a lot of fun with a contest, seeing if we could actually sell them. But we had to stop because it wasn’t funny; no matter how awful the thing was you couldn’t avoid making money on it. It was too mean a game to play.”
¶ Citations
- RBF to Lee Nordness at Martin’s Carriage House, Wash, DC; 24 Apr’76
