Over time, the pink flamingo-satirized in popular films and memorialized in university student pranks-evolved from simple lawn ornament, an embodiment of American backyard culture, into one of the best-known icons of American pop-culture kitsch. The styrene models were a lighter pink to begin with and they faded badly over time in the sun.Äesigned for Union Products by the artist, Don Featherstone, in 1957, the pink, molded-plastic bird added a festive tropical flavor to suburban front and backyards and to urban frontage as well. The generations after were made of polyethelene and are the bright pink (and stable) color with which we associate the birds. The polystyrene became brittle after time, and though the vintage birds are highly valued, they were also inclined to crack, especially around the legs where the stakes, usually metal rods, were installed. The original flamingoes were made of polystyrene, with painted eyes. They have been displayed, but they still have great color. They have the raised plastic eyes that look real as compared to the painted eyes. They each measure about 14" x 8.5" not including the stakes (or metal legs). They were made by the company that bought out Union products, the flamingoes’ original manufacturer. 1980) were made from the original molds with a signature for Featherstone added to the mold. This vintage pair of Don Featherstone models of Pink Flamingos (ca.
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