Post #494451 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 8:24 AM

On a side note: And WHICH famous Tiki revival image was inspired by the above Tiki?

That's right folks, the influential Capitol Martin Denny cover by Mark Ryden:

And while I am at it, here the origin of the other two elements in that art work, taken straight from a BOT mock up I had given to the artist in the mid-90s:

The A-frame from the recently mentioned Kona Kai/Hale Tiki rendering, and this 1992 photo I snapped at the Tropics Motel in Palm Springs:

And now back to our scheduled United Airlines flight, there are more travel agency display Tikis to be posted!