Looking For A Poster From Seinfeld
November 22, 2011 7:44 AM Subscribe
On Seinfeld, Elaine worked at J. Peterman's place and had an office with This Large Photo of a dock or some such thing on a lake. Can anyone identify that poster/print, photographer/artist name, and maybe point to a place to buy?
Well, google tells me Mel Cooper was responsible for set decoration on Seinfeld. Here's her website, where it says to contact her via Facebook or Linkedin. (I won't link to FB. Nuhuh.)
Wow, you really want that poster/picture. Been 6 years! Shoot her an email.
posted by likeso at 8:13 AM on November 22, 2011
Wow, you really want that poster/picture. Been 6 years! Shoot her an email.
posted by likeso at 8:13 AM on November 22, 2011
I cropped it and put it through Tineye a few different ways, but got nothing.
posted by rmless at 8:15 AM on November 22, 2011
posted by rmless at 8:15 AM on November 22, 2011
It might be easier to just take a photo which looks like that and blow it up.
posted by goethean at 8:19 AM on November 22, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by goethean at 8:19 AM on November 22, 2011 [2 favorites]
In case it's helpful, I'm pretty sure that's her office at Pendant Publishing, pre-Mr. Pitt and J. Peterman.
posted by argonauta at 8:22 AM on November 22, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by argonauta at 8:22 AM on November 22, 2011 [2 favorites]
Ooh, that is helpful, argonauta.
From imdb:
Series Set Decoration by
Mel Cooper (74 episodes, 1993-1996)
Bruce Kay (50 episodes, 1991-1993)
Diane Yates (44 episodes, 1996-1998)
Tom Talbert (4 episodes, 1990)
So, Blake, rewatch, figure out the year and you've got the SD. Then shoot her or him an email.
posted by likeso at 8:28 AM on November 22, 2011
From imdb:
Series Set Decoration by
Mel Cooper (74 episodes, 1993-1996)
Bruce Kay (50 episodes, 1991-1993)
Diane Yates (44 episodes, 1996-1998)
Tom Talbert (4 episodes, 1990)
So, Blake, rewatch, figure out the year and you've got the SD. Then shoot her or him an email.
posted by likeso at 8:28 AM on November 22, 2011
(I say this because set decorators make use of warehouse stock but also use stuff they have bought/made themselves. For all we know, the SD's next-door neighbor's cousin could have photographed or painted that picture.)
posted by likeso at 8:32 AM on November 22, 2011
posted by likeso at 8:32 AM on November 22, 2011
(In fact, that's actually very likely due to copyright issues. I'll shut up now.)
posted by likeso at 8:38 AM on November 22, 2011
posted by likeso at 8:38 AM on November 22, 2011
Best answer: If the naming on the jpeg is correct, then it is from this episode; Summer of George, which was from season 8 which was aired in '97 so Diane Yates would be the set decorator.
posted by lrobertjones at 8:39 AM on November 22, 2011
posted by lrobertjones at 8:39 AM on November 22, 2011
Best answer: Nice, lrobertjones!
Diane Yates on linkedin.
posted by likeso at 8:43 AM on November 22, 2011
Diane Yates on linkedin.
posted by likeso at 8:43 AM on November 22, 2011
That's definitely "Summer of George" since that's Molly Shannon standing at Elaine's desk, so at J. Peterman and not Pendant.
posted by skynxnex at 8:59 AM on November 22, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by skynxnex at 8:59 AM on November 22, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Very good, thnk you all for your help! I think that gives me something to go on.
posted by Blake at 4:32 AM on November 23, 2011
posted by Blake at 4:32 AM on November 23, 2011
I cropped it and put it through Tineye a few different ways, but got nothing.
For what it's worth, same with Google Image Search.
posted by dhartung at 8:53 AM on November 23, 2011
For what it's worth, same with Google Image Search.
posted by dhartung at 8:53 AM on November 23, 2011
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posted by jessamyn at 8:00 AM on November 22, 2011