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Emerald City of Oz in downtown Burlington, was a product of the 60's and honored the politics, art, and music of that era. It was a head shop and a waterbed store. Its joy was to employ talented artists and allow them freedom to flourish. And flourish they did. The result was spectacular line art, lovely paintings, iconic sculptures, delightful graphics, magnificent murals, memorable radio and really fun street theatre. The building sparkled in multiple shades of green and glowed at night. It was a fantasy brought to life.




"A splendid time (was) guaranteed for all!"

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artistryDorothy by Steve Larrabee gently weathered.



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Wendy Edelson



artistry An Avante Garde Shop: August, 1974
Marion Ettlinger



artistry Emerald City - Marion Ettlinger



artistry Emerald City Dance - Sue Storey



artistrySue Storey - The Ice Cream is Free!
Award winning advertisement campaign.
Thank you Ben. Thank you Jerry.



artistry John Anderson



artistry John Anderson



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Wendy Edelson is a brilliant illustrator and she created many Emerald City themed artworks. This particular piece was never processed. The “never printed” mechanical sat in a cardboard folder, untouched, for 40 years. Recently it was given the proper attention, and Michael Thurston assembled the basics, Rik Carlson tweaked it to create a finished slice of Vermont history. It was called a "mechanical" and was designed to hand off to a printer with a pantone color matching system designating percentages to assure that the color tones and intensities were correct, with register marks so that everything would line up properly. That language was universal so any printer would understand it. The base layer is Bainbridge board, the four overlays, acrylic transparencies, painted with a black gouache, specifically for this kind of transparency work. The finished piece measures 30 x 13, is printed on canvas, stretched on a wooden frame, a gallery wrap, with a wire for hanging.


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Wendy Edelson.
We used this as our stationary.
It was printed in green on beige.
We had ink pens in green and a green ribbon in our typewriter.


Wendy Edelson


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Wendy Edelson


artistry Kansas to Oz - Marion Ettlinger



artistry Scales - Sue Storey



artistry John Anderson



artistry John Anderson



artistry Ricky Dennis Racing



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