barbara siegel

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Pinus Strobus Pillow

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Pinus Strobus Pillow

artist:  Barbara Siegel filmmaker:  Augusta Palmer 1927 Sleeping Pillow, P.J. O’Leary  U.S. patent no. 1,617,822 Pinus Strobus Pillow is based on a patent filed in 1927 by Edward M. Murphy for a sleep-inducing pillow “with an aromatic pocket to be sewn on the surface thereof.”  The particular concept and design of the pillow was inspired by the work of horticulturist Sidney Waxman (1923-2005), who dedicated a lifetime to propagating at least 40 varieties…