Pink Flamingoes Made Him Famous
Plastic pink flamingos are in the news again. David Featherstone, the artist who first designed the iconic pink flamingo lawn ornament, died on June 22, 2015. He designed three-dimensional plastic animals, birds and people for Union Products Inc. of Leominster, Mass., and in 1958, he created the flamingo. It was the symbol of kitsch for years.
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