Mutual of Omaha ad

Back in the early days of the Cold War, surviving a nuclear holocaust didn’t seem out of the question at all. As this January 1951 advertisement of the Mutual of Omaha—“The largest exclusive health and accident company in the world”—proclaims, “Whatever your attitude toward use of the atomic bomb you must live with the fact that ...

Zeppelin hazard

23Jan10
L51 by Gutalin

This spectacular image of an airship amid machines in far state of decay and bio-hazard comes from an artist by the name of Gutalin. Click here for a larger version of the image as well as several close-up views of it which reveal the meticulous and spectacular detail worked into this artwork. Thanks to Erasmus for ...

Taxi

14Jan10
Taxi by Sam Van Olffen

We are quite the fan of the work of Sam Van Olffen here at The Gatehouse. Previously we featured his Churchill Omnicron and Babel Central Station pictures and we interviewed the artist for issue #8 of our online magazine, the Gatehouse Gazette....

Post_Eco_Fallout_II_by_saintjiminy

It has been a while since we saw New York City in ruins last. This fine digital painting by a Mr Jamie A. Sanders from Australia brings back fine memories of the apocalypse, not? Click here for a larger version of the image or visit the artist’s profile for more post-disaster scenery!