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Untitled, 1954
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There is an astonishing amount of art from the mid 50s that depicts this creature, or some variant. The archetype vanishes entirely by 1970. What were they? The Museum has deduced - correctly, we believe - that earth actually was invaded by aliens in the 1950s. We call them “Urchinoids.” It was their misfortune, however, to stand less than three feet tall and exhibit the physiognomy of human infants. This made them almost impossible to take seriously, and their invasion was not only thwarted, but the conquering army was sold as personal pets, or small disposable servants.
This illustration depicts one such Urchinoid; apparently, one could pick them up at the grocery store. Some bean companies used them as promotional giveaways. If you had the coupon. If you didn't - well, sorry, lady. That's what the ad says. |
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