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Home of Mike and Carol Brady |
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24 x 36 Inches Limited Edition Original Print - LithographSold |
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This split-level contemporary, located at 4222 Clinton Way in Los Angeles, features three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a maid’s room for Alice. A double-door entry leads to a dramatic cathedral ceilinged living /dining room, where Mike and Carol entertain guests and on occasionally conduct parent-child powwows. Mike’s den is separated from the living room by a brick fireplace and adjustable louver shutters-permanently closed when Greg temporarily makes it into his “crash pad.”
The kitchen is an ideal workplace for the two cooks, Carol and Alice, who often work together to prepare meals. Done in birch cabinetry and orange Formica countertops, the kitchen features a dishwasher, refrigerator/freezer, double ovens and an indoor barbeque grill. A cozy den behind the serving counter houses the family entertainment center: hi-fi, color television, game table. Alice’s room, near the laundry /service porch, contains louver-door closets and an adjoining bath.
A slate patio runs the width of the house and is accessible through sliding doors. A detached double carport which stores the Brady’s’ Plymouth autos (Mike’s sporty convertible and Carol’s sensible station wagon) sits at the back of the property, along with a children’s play area and Tiger’s doghouse.
The second floor, reached by the distinctive cantilevered staircase, boasts tow children’s rooms with a shared bath and a master suite with dressing area and bath. There is a stairway up to a room attic, which later becomes a bedroom as first Greg, and then Marcia grows into their teens.
Artist Mark Bennett compiles his entertaining collection of blueprints extrapolated from the storylines and sets of the 1950s to 1980s television sitcom homes millions of Americans grew up with. An extraordinary work of imagination, these blueprints of TV homes that are as familiar to us as our neighbor's den and backyard give us a fascinating "real life" view that the camera angles never offered.
From The home of the Brady Bunch to Rob and Laura Petrie's apartment to Mary Richards's Minneapolis bachelorette apartment to the Jetson's "house" in the clouds, each home is lovingly recreated with painstaking precision in the fine blue lines of architectural blueprints.
These are homes that we grew up with –in TV land and for over 40 years, the lives of millions of Americans have been shaped by the stories of those who live here.
When it premiered on ABC in 1969 The Brady Bunch garnered mostly negative reviews. From that date until 1974, its entire network run, the series never reached the top ten ranks of the Nielsen ratings. Yet, the program stands as one of the most important sitcoms of American 1970s television programming, spawning numerous other series on all three major networks, as well as records, lunch boxes, a cookbook, and even a stage show and feature film.
By day, Mark Bennett is a Beverly Hills postal worker on Wilshire Boulevard. His blueprints have been shown in galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and Cincinnati.
This Lithograph of the "Home of Mike and Carol Brady" is a limited edition that is signed and numbered 14/20.
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