 'QUANTUM SHOT' #677Link Vintage & Classic Romance: Still Immensely Alluring! On the heels of Valentine's Day, here is our new "Love, Romance & Other Natural Disasters" compilation. Don't miss the previous issue - full of laughs, loves and yes, alas, natural disasters. For those inclined to see more artistic side of courtship, have a look at the Fine Points of Romance. Compiled from old illustrations and print advertisements, these cheerful slices of marital (and courtship) bliss from the 1950s and 1960s can still inspire and amuse today: Swept off his feet! (chair, and all... this is illustration by Fred Irvin from the 1949 Collier's magazine):               (images via LIFE Magazine, National Geographic Magazine, via) Some smoldering passion from the classic 'Ben Hur' movie, via French Cinemonde magazine, 1960:  Another one from the French Cinemonde magazine, starring Jean Marais and Cathia Caro:  (image via) Fragment of the Mole People poster, 1956:  The Sparkling Chrome American Dream:  Happiness comes pre-stocked with Hires Root Beer! -  And your own style of refrigerator -  On a date... with vinyl (notice the awesome 'rabbit' toy):  Total inspiration for the comic artists... Illustration by Leonard Starr -  (image via) Enchanting illustration from back in 1937, click to enlarge:  'Is there an air of freshness?' - Yes!  The key to man's heart -  Things go great in space ('Thrilling Wonder Stories' cover fragment, Summer 1945):  (image via) Beautiful illustrations by Ward Brackett from the 1960s:  (images via) Love/Romance vintage pulp magazine covers:   This cover is perhaps the most beautiful:  Just before romantic involvement... some guys really don't have a clue what they are looking for:  Granted, girls indeed can be mysterious:  But in the end, it all comes down to simple 'Yes!' or 'No!':  At first we always imagine our loved one as an angel:  Then, we are offered the proverbial apple... and all is settled, to mutual consent:  Not everything went smoothly even back in the days... there was some misunderstanding:  A Wedding to Remember:  (original unknown) Cooking? We never talked about it! -  Well, there is another way to get food:  (images via LIFE Magazine, via) Cats and ... hmm, aliens... need some romance, too:  (original unknown) Looking forward to settling in a cozy house, full of your favorite things:  (art credit: Jacek Yerka) If you're not careful, in time your loved one will start picking your brain - and she may even knit it! -  (image via) Good old Star Wars hug:  (image via) This is wonderful: the 'Inner Beauty'? or the 'Shadows of the Past'? -  (image credit: Lyubomir Bykov) Simply beautiful, truly heart-felt work:  (image credit: Tim Girvin) Good luck with your loved one, and not just on Valentine's Day, but throughout whole year! -  (original unknown) CONTINUE TO NEXT PART OF THIS ARTICLE |
Showing posts with label Ward Brackett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ward Brackett. Show all posts
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Love & Romance (Vintage and Funny Pics)
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Ward Brackett: How Far is Far (in an Artist’s Evolution)?
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Two or three years after yesterday’s images from Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, here are a group of Brackett illustrations for the same publisher.
Brackett’s mid-’60s style is gorgeously sophisticated and sensitive in its observation and execution.
Some comments to yesterday’s post suggested a similarity to Austin Briggs‘ work and here it seems even more apparent, doesn’t it?
Some of what Brackett is doing at this point I would almost describe as being “exhilaratingly crude.” I look at the piece below and I’m reminded of the work of Chicago artist, Carl Kock
Was this development the further influence of Reuben Tam?
During that same mid-’60s period Brackett illustrated several children’s books in a style that reflects this same ’sophisticated crudeness’.
From 1964
From 1966
And from 1967
This sort of thing won’t appeal to everyone – but I think its noteworthy that Brackett was effectively using this experimental technique in work directed at both child and adult audiences.
Lest you think Brackett completed his career cutting and pasting construction paper, take a look at this book, published in 1974 by McGraw-Hill.
Here is the work of matured artist who, after years as a student…
… now feels confident in his ability to become a teacher.
Finally, perhaps my favourite of all the Ward Brackett art we’ve looked at this week, three pieces sent to me long ago by our own Charlie Allen. No date on these, but they must surely be from the ’60s or even the early ’70s.
When he sent these, Charlie, never one to waste words, enclosed a note that simply said, “Ward Brackett, one of my many favorite illustrators.”
I like that! Hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s look at the work of Ward Brackett…
… one of my many favourite illustrators, too!
* My Ward Brackett Flickr set.
* Ward Brackett’s obituary
* Many thanks to my pal Drazen Kozjan for sharing some of his scans today from “You Will Live Under the Sea”. You can find several more from the book at Drazen’s blog.
Two or three years after yesterday’s images from Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, here are a group of Brackett illustrations for the same publisher.
Brackett’s mid-’60s style is gorgeously sophisticated and sensitive in its observation and execution.
Some comments to yesterday’s post suggested a similarity to Austin Briggs‘ work and here it seems even more apparent, doesn’t it?
Some of what Brackett is doing at this point I would almost describe as being “exhilaratingly crude.” I look at the piece below and I’m reminded of the work of Chicago artist, Carl Kock
Was this development the further influence of Reuben Tam?
During that same mid-’60s period Brackett illustrated several children’s books in a style that reflects this same ’sophisticated crudeness’.
From 1964
From 1966
And from 1967
This sort of thing won’t appeal to everyone – but I think its noteworthy that Brackett was effectively using this experimental technique in work directed at both child and adult audiences.
Lest you think Brackett completed his career cutting and pasting construction paper, take a look at this book, published in 1974 by McGraw-Hill.
Here is the work of matured artist who, after years as a student…
… now feels confident in his ability to become a teacher.
Finally, perhaps my favourite of all the Ward Brackett art we’ve looked at this week, three pieces sent to me long ago by our own Charlie Allen. No date on these, but they must surely be from the ’60s or even the early ’70s.
When he sent these, Charlie, never one to waste words, enclosed a note that simply said, “Ward Brackett, one of my many favorite illustrators.”
I like that! Hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s look at the work of Ward Brackett…
… one of my many favourite illustrators, too!
* My Ward Brackett Flickr set.
* Ward Brackett’s obituary
* Many thanks to my pal Drazen Kozjan for sharing some of his scans today from “You Will Live Under the Sea”. You can find several more from the book at Drazen’s blog.
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