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EN: This pump has pictures of Bob Rock (on the pump itself) and Alan Ford (on the floor), heroes from the Alan Ford comic book. It is made by the italian authors Magnus and Bunker, and the interesting fact is that besides Italy, it was famous only in Yugoslavia, and in all its successor republics, where it achieved the cult status.
First published in 1969, it is still running, although Magnus passed away in 1996. The merry group TNT with its members Number One, Sir Oliver, The Boss, Grunf, Jeremiah, Alan Ford and Bob Rock continue to fight their enemies from episode to episode. This is one of the great classics from my teenage days.
Previous coat of paint was dedicated to Andy Warhol - an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. In 1962, he created one of his most memorable pieces, a series of Campbell's soup cans. He would return to this particular theme many times more through 60's and 70's.
Too bad that the image on the floor is partially gone, due to the everyday use of the water from the pump, which is placed on a local market.
HR: Na ovoj pumpi nalazimo slike Boba Rocka (na samoj pumpi) te Alana Forda (na podu) iz stripa Alan Ford. Djelo je to talijanskih autora Magnusa i Bunkera, a zanimljiv podatak je da je osim u matičnoj Italiji, ovaj strip bio popularan jedino u Jugoslaviji, pa tako i u svim republikama koje su nastale od nje, gdje je dobio kultni status.
Prvi put objavljen 1969-e, strip još uvijek izlazi, iako je Magnus preminuo još 1996-e. Vesela grupa TNT sa svojim članovima Brojem Jedan, Sir Oliverom, Velikim Šefom, Grunfom, Jeremijom, Alanom Fordom i Bobom Rockom nastavlja borbu sa svojim neprijateljima iz epizode u epizodu. Jedan od većih klasika iz mojih tinejdžerskih dana.
Pumpa je prethodno bila ofarbana kao posveta Andy Warhol-u, američkom umjetniku, vodećem u pokretu vizualne umjetnosti znane kao pop art. 1962-e godine nastaje jedno od njegovih najpoznatijih djela, serija konzervi Campbell juha. Toj temi će se vraćati još nekoliko puta tijekom 60-ih i 70-ih.
Šteta što je slika na podu već djelimično izbrisana, zbog svakodnevnog korištenja vode iz pumpe koja je postavljena na lokalnoj tržnici.
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