{"product_id":"never-filled-no-holes-1950s-ballantine-ale-flat-top-can-1","title":"Never Filled (No Holes) 1950s Ballantine Ale Flat Top Can","description":"\u003cp\u003eI always scoop up flat top Ballantine Ale cans when I find them,  first and foremost in homage to Jasper Johns, who made them icons of art history through his \u003ci\u003ePainted Bronze (Ale Cans), \u003c\/i\u003e1960,\u003ci\u003e a\u003c\/i\u003end a series of works on paper based on them.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e As the story goes, Bill de Kooning told Johns \"you could give that son-of-a-bitch two beer cans and he could sell them,\" referring to Leo Castelli, to which Johns responded, \"what a wonderful idea for a sculpture.” And while of course there is much more to the story than this, with the representation of these cans being perfectly aligned with John's artistic and conceptual interests... indeed, once he'd made the sculpture, Castelli sold it! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis can dates to the 1950s, but what is unusual about it is that it was never filled with beer--no holes, empty inside, pure sculpture!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 13\/16\" x 2 11\/16\" d. Some rusting as evident but no notable dings or dents, and no holes (or liquid inside) as noted! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658923671806,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8130_e96ce2d3-38a9-4d85-a0ba-00de92725eef.jpg?v=1790817429","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/never-filled-no-holes-1950s-ballantine-ale-flat-top-can-1","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}