The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass

by Don Featherstone

"In 1957, Don Featherstone sculptured the first three-dimensional pink plastic flamingo, thereby making affordable bad taste accessible to the American public"--from Pink Flamingos. This is the tale of a wonderful bird, named by his creator phoenicopteris ruber plasticus; a new avian species, now known to all as "Pink Plastic Flamingo." The more than one hundred pictures and the text in this volume are the result of Featherstone's request that adoring owners of the pink birds send original photographs that demonstrate their affection for phoenicopteris on its 40th birthday in 1997. An overwhelming response included such masterpieces "Biker Birds," "What a Pear," "The Wedding Party," "Anyone for Bridge," "Purple Passion," "Beachcombers," and the sweetly romantic "Flamingo Honeymoon." If you're a believer, or even an skeptic, take a look, see for yourself. This book is one of a kind, the documentation of American genius, homage to an icon, or, perhaps, a rare opportunity to observe a culturally tolerated symbol of taste gone awry. It's great fun!

Genres: Humor

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Laura Ostermeyer]

Highly amusing and entertaining!

[Kelly]

Weirdly funny and entertaining.

[Heather]

A perfect palate cleanser between books. Just good fun!

[Allie Andrews]

Hilarious read. I love flamingos and this has me cracking up the entire time.

[Jeffrey Aubuchon]

The prose was a bit tortured.