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RADEBAUGH - Vintage Mid Century Futurism Print - Legendary Futurist Imagineer Radebaugh - Monorail? Duo Rail! High Speed Rail

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RADEBAUGH - Vintage Mid Century Futurism Print - Legendary Futurist Imagineer Radebaugh - Monorail? Duo Rail! High Speed RailTreasures from THE RADEBAUGH COLLECTION at Lost Highways Archive & Research Library. By exclusive arrangement with The Grand Review. Print size 20 x 24, and consciously formatted to work with an 20 x 24 frame, or custom framed as you see fit. ________________________________________________________________ THESE ARTHUR RADEBAUGH PRINTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO OUR COMPANY, THE GRAND REVIEW. They are watermarked here (but not on the final print) and cannot be

Treasures from THE RADEBAUGH COLLECTION at Lost Highways Archive & Research Library.  By exclusive arrangement with The Grand Review.  Print size 20 x 24, and consciously formatted to work with an 20 x 24 frame, or custom framed as you see fit. ________________________________________________________________
THESE ARTHUR RADEBAUGH PRINTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO OUR COMPANY, THE GRAND REVIEW. They are watermarked here (but not on the final print) and cannot be reproduced without permission.  
If you wish to add them anywhere online for reference, you must credit The Grand Review and have a link back to this posting.  This is essential for places like Pinterest.  We WANT Radebaugh’s work to be seen, just please follow modern protocol. Thanks.
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Now, we are very happy to present this modest yet essential collection of extraordinary works by the rediscovered Arthur Radebaugh, the work of many coming together to present the work of an amazing imagineer.

The prints are large and take up real visual real estate.  All have been built out to work easily with inexpensive store bought frames, or custom framed as you see fit.  Lively up your home or work place, or those of friends and family.  Enjoy!
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The story of futurist illustrator Arthur Radebaugh is long and delightfully multi faceted.  It is well told in the recently completed documentary CLOSER THAN WE THINK, by filmmaker Brett Ryan Bonowicz and his production company CLINDAR, which made its well received debut at the Other World Austin festival and has gone on to be named  
BEST DOCUMENTARY at the recent massively major 
Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival 
and the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival, as well as runner up at the Berlin SciFi Festival.  The film, which covers our rediscovery and reigniting of interest in Radebaugh here in Philadelphia as well as the fascinating narrative of his life and impact, can be viewed via Vimeo.  We recommend it!

My role, as an historian and rabid collector of unusual imagery, was to be in the right place at the right moment to acquire a lost portfolio of his work, and to recognize that here was someone worth snatching from obscurity and savoring every morsel of information we could find about this undeservedly obscure imagineer.

With my associate Jared Rosenbaum, we curated an exhibit that took form at exactly the pace we could fill in the blanks.  What was at the time the brand new internet connected us with others who knew him or knew his work, the method we take for granted nowadays, but absolutely thrilling in its newness and apropos to Radebaugh and the concept of ‘the future’.  The resulting exhibition was an international hit, thanks in large part to a world wide heads up given the rediscovered Radebaugh by Popular Science online.  Again, please capture the feeling if you will of yesterday’s future being promoted to the world by the sudden arrival of the future.  It was delicious!!!

The prints here at The Grand Review are selections from that exhibit, called RADEBAUGH, THE FUTURE WE WERE PROMISED.  The show traveled from Philadelphia  to The Utopiales Festival in Nantes, which proved a wonderful adventure for me, my wife Kristin Kimmell, Jared and his fiance, Rachel Mackow.

When it returned to the States, Jared Rosenbaum recurated the exhibit and took it to Detroit where it was given the honor of serving as the inaugural exhibit for the brand new facility for The National Automotive History Collection.

Next year, Chicago based design history author Tim Lapetino will present his book on the story of our favorite futurist, and we’re very much looking forward to it.  From Tim’s website… “I’m obsessed with exploring and understanding the creative process, and I love telling the stories of unheralded creative people who work beyond the spotlight.”

Over the next year, we will add a few more prints to the collection, mostly obscure and sometimes unacknowledged Radebaugh rarities we discovered and stashed away over these past 17 years of collecting.

Now, we are very happy to present this modest yet essential collection of extraordinary works by the rediscovered Arthur Radebaugh.

Enjoy!!!


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A NOTE ON OUR PROCESS, OUR CHOICES AND THE QUALITY OF THE GRAPHIC CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT GOES INTO OUR PRINTS.

Every print we deem exciting enough to present to the public via our Etsy store or available here at our studio has gone through a number of steps.  The first of those is always discovering and falling in love with an obscure image, always an original that we can hold in our hands.  That image is speaking to us, sometime screaming “Don’t leave me here.  See what I am, what I was, what I can be, what I SHOULD be!”

There is a real sense of excitement involved, and a great many smiles and knowing grins when we make that deal and bring that ancient print, that battered photo, that scrap of ephemera that contains some scrap of genius from an unknown commercial artist home with us, knowing already how we mean to approach its restoration.

There is the heady promise of a further hunt just as real as what drags a weekend fisherman out of bed at 3AM to work a favorite brook as we start our research, looking for that great backstory, and both ready and willing to tumble down as many rabbit holes as are revealed to us to get that story.

Then there is a meticulous digital restoration that is as often as much fun as riding a vintage Moto Guzzi on a winding coastal road.  I don’t care if that sounds crazy, it really is like jumping in the saddle!  So many choices, so many chances to take to subtly or spectacularly give new life to otherwise permanently obscure images.

This dedication and the ongoing rush of joy in the accomplishment of it, and the opportunity to share the results in our studio and here on Etsy, is the fire of passion that keeps these engines roaring. We make every effort to ensure our customers are not just satisfied but thrilled, and we happily stand 100% behind our work.

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Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
Magical TV Backlight With Amazingly Accurate and Vivid Colors
Size: 7.8FT for 40''-50'' TV, Size: 7.8FT for 40''-50'' TV
I had very high expectations for this Govee 3 Lite backlight and it surpassed all of them by a mile. This Govee 3 Lite with proper set up, calibration and correct settings looks absolutely magnificent with beautiful and accurate colors that it adds so much to my TV viewing experience. Most of the "bad" reviews on here is USER ERROR because the person can't bother to do even the most basic research therefore he/she doesn't know how to set it up, calibrate and adjust settings correctly. So here are some tips and settings that may help others: For accurate colors it's vital to set your white light accurately first since all other colors blend off of white. Also, ALL of your TV SETTINGS like BRIGHTNESS, COLOR TEMPERATURE, PICTURE MODE, COLOR, CONTRAST, etc. has an impact on the LED strip brightness, vividness, accuracy and density as well. So play around and pause a scene on your TV that's really colorful and then turn your individual TV settings all the way up and all the way down to see how it affects your Govee lights. Now I have an LG OLED and OLED's have perfect black levels and near perfect colors out of the box, so you may not get the exact results I did. But it doesn't hurt to give it a try and see if it helps your Govee set up if you are not satisfied with your colors. 1. Put the camera dead center of your TV and at 90 degrees (or as close as you can). 2. Install the light strip as close as you possibly can to the edge of your TV. I've seen youtube videos where people install them 2" to 3" inward from the edge (I get it if you have no choice because your back panel has a weird shape or is not completely flat along the edges) and that gives such a tiny light spread on the wall and also leads to dead spots in the corners because the light is set too far away and that causes the TV's corners to cast a shadow on the wall leaving a dead spot. 3. When you calibrate with the orange squares make sure the gray box ends up looking either like a rectangle or a bow tie. I added pictures of my actual calibrations of both shapes to my review to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. If your TV is wall mounted or on a TV stand where there's nothing underneath the camera that may interfere with it, I'd probably go with a rectangle shape which is the ideal shape according to Govee. But after playing around with the calibration I discovered that for my set up a bow tie shape gives me the most accurate and uniform colors because I have a semi-glossy TV stand and it helps to prevent the camera from seeing past the bottom edge of my TV and catching whatever colors that are reflecting back up off my TV stand so it doesn't interfere with the actual colors coming from my screen. 4. When you adjust the "color calibration, saturation, white balance, etc." in the app do it in a dark room. 4a. "Saturation" setting needs to be dropped way down to give you accurate colors. I keep mine between 1%-5%. If you're one of many people that's having problems with your white light looking green, dropping the saturation down a lot should fix that problem and give you a nice white light that will go a long way in giving you accurate colors across the board. 5. "White balance" default is 50% but it looks a little too blue on my LG OLED so I keep my white balance a little more on the red side at 70%-75% and I get a nice slightly warmer white that works wonders in getting accurate colors all around. Google "pure white" background and use that to adjust your white balance and saturation. 6. "Relative Brightness" default is 50%. I set mine all the way up to 100% on all four sides and then I control the brightness level with the main brightness slider which when it's a bright room I set it to 100% and when it's a dark room I set it to 47% because that's the percentage I found that when the screen or parts of the screen goes dark so do the corresponding lights which only adds to the immersive viewing experience. 7. If you want your lights to show all the different colors as you watch TV you need to choose "part" in the app. If you choose "whole" you will get only solid colors on all four sides. 8. You can choose either "movie" or "game" but personally I leave mine to "movie" 90% of the time even if I'm gaming. The difference between them is with "game" the colors switch a little faster but that leads to a lot more flickering which can be very distracting. With "movie" it's a softer and smoother transition. 9. I love that I can connect my Govee kit to my Alexa app by adding it in the "skills" section which allows me to control the backlight with voice commands for things like turning the LED strip on and off or the brightness up or down or setting a timer/routine to turn the LED strip on or off at a certain time of day I set. Thankfully I had a few weeks to do a lot of research and also check out youtube videos before Prime Day when I was able to purchase this kit for $46 for the 40"-50" size. And it was in doing this research that made my set up super easy with no problems at all when my kit arrived. All told it took me about two hours from start to finish to install and set up my backlight settings to get it perfect for my LG OLED TV. It took me longer than most people since I went all OCD when figuring out the exact placement, spacing, height and measurements of the lights to get the best possible light spread on my wall and it was all worth it since my LED's look fantastic because I have a full and wide light spread and the colors are so evenly dense with no dead spots in the corners like I've seen on so many other set ups. I was worried that the whole calibration thing would be a PITA since a lot of reviewers seem to struggle mightily with getting it right. For me, it was super simple because through my research I learned what not to do and avoided all the pitfalls that plague others. The proof is in the pudding. I've added screenshots of the settings I use and a sample video with those settings and my lights are mesmerizing and gorgeous. Check it out!
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Draper, US
★★★★★ 5
Probably the best available for the money
Size: 11.8FT for 55''-65'' TV, Size: 11.8FT for 55''-65'' TV
I love these lights. High-quality dynamic backlighting for your TV. With the calibration and settings dialed correctly, it moves and breathes smoothly with the picture as you use the screen. With this installed it really amps up the cozy and artsy vibes of the screen, adding further immersion. It's also easier on your eyes in a dark room to add backlighting. You can set the brightness level to the level you want, and you can fully control the colors and tone, whether you want to set it to something static, add a colored border, or use the dynamic lighting (which is what I'm currently using). These lights were made for 55 inch to 65 inch TVs. There are four strips rolled up, two for the short side and two for the long side. No matter which corner you start from, you will be able to set it up properly during calibration. The strips stuck well so far but were not so firm that I couldn't pull up one strip to reapply it. The TV I have here in the pictures is the Sony Bravia ii OLED 4K panel (~$2000 screen, excellent picture quality for the price point). I am using a Rocketfish omnidirectional wall mount behind it. TIPS I followed some other reviews here for the calibration. It was recommended to set the TV brightness to max for calibration, then adjust both TV and backlight brightness after setup. The physical setup only required me to have a TV pulled forward from the wall a foot or so, plus a 3-step ladder so I could easily reach the top of the TV. You could absolutely install this on a TV sitting a bit forward on a stand as well. App setup was a breeze once the lights and camera were attached properly. I will sort out my cable management eventually, once I have a TV shelf installed below my panel which is my next goal for this room. The kit comes with some additional adhesive to secure the lights that I didn't end up using, as the adhesive on the back of the light strips was sufficient for now. I'm saving the extra parts just in case. Overall I highly recommend it! The dynamic lighting adds so much immersion without being loud or flashy unless you want it to be. Kinda just blends into the background and subtly amps up the quality of your whole experience. Like the color on the picture just blends seamlessly into the wall and the room.
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poshi
Chelsea, US
★★★★★ 5
Best lights out there
Size: 11.8FT for 55''-65'' TV
absolutely love it makes the colors stand out just so much more makes movies so much more immersing and the sound reaction makes you feel like your almost inside the movie if you have dolby atmos speakers (8d) and the app is so simple and easy all their products including this are just efficient and useful and one of my favorite parts about the app is the upload center you can use other people’s led light settings if they publish it and definitely the video capturing the camera does not have a adhesive by the way but it is definitely stable the led lights adhesive is very good re taped it after the first time because it was a little croooked and the adhesive was still really good i haven’t had any issues in the past 2 ish months the app is very smart the timer works just on point the brightness is amazing if it doesn’t feel like it just wait till the room is pitch black and lastly the apps control is great so simple and effective just not doing too much you know
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Ryan M
Bozeman, US
★★★★★ 4
An effective TV watching enhancement
Size: 7.8FT for 40''-50'' TV
The Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite transformed my TV-watching experience. Installation was quick, the adhesive holds well, and the calibration process is a little tricky and will take time to get right, from mapping out the TV size to setting the light quality up within the app. But the light quality is good and works best in rooms which are very dark with no external light sources to influence the color the camera picks up. The ambient lighting makes movies and gaming feel more immersive without being distracting. The app controls are intuitive, and the customization options let you fine‑tune everything from brightness to color modes. If you want an easy, affordable way to elevate your TV experience, this backlight delivers as promised.
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Belleville, US
★★★★★ 5
One of my favorite purchases ever.
Size: 11.8FT for 55''-65'' TV, Size: 11.8FT for 55''-65'' TV
So I bought this backlight a few months ago and it's been one of my favorite purchases I ever made on Amazon. Honestly, once you start using the backlight, it's so hard to go back. It makes TV and games just so much more immersive, especially when there are bright scenes and the lights flash, or when there are dark scenes and it just goes completely black. The setup is really easy but it does take some precision to get it right the first time and to keep it working for a long time. And sometimes the things that stick the wires to the back of the TV do like to fall off. Although that may be a consequence of how my TV is built. I think it looks best in a darker room where there's less space for the light to go away, especially when the TV is against a wall. But that's how I use it, and it's been just an amazing experience. The app functionality is also pretty good, although I don't use it as much these days and I just keep it in TV syncing mode. The lights can get really bright, so if you want to, you can use it as a separate ambient lighting for your room. Although personally, I think that's too much effort and I just use my lamp. Coming from someone who uses his TV a lot, if you're on the fence, just get it
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2026

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