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Wow, this is classic Held! Awesome pickup! I'm jealous!
Thanks for the tip, Johnny! You are definitely one of the people whose judgement I trust!
What a great Mozert to own! I'm jealous!
It's interesting to look at up close because it's part pen and ink, part collage. I'd love to get more of his strips, but I think he kept most of them.
I saw that auction. It's still a really nice piece, just not a McGinnis...
Thanks! I do find this Erbit very endearing. The main flaw is that the illustration board seems to have been bent at some point, and there is a crack in the surface that runs through her face. I added a close-up shot that shows it more clearly. That's the part that I'd like to get repaired by a good conservationist.
That's awesome! Doing the detective work to track down what these old illustrations were used for is a big part of the fun, I think!
I like this piece a lot! Not sure if this helps, but that woman is holding the April 1947 issue of The American Home, so it is probably from either that issue or another issue that year. In October 1947, the cover price went from 15c to 25c, so I would say it's a pretty good bet it was used in an issue prior to October, which should narrow it down to one of six issues.
Thanks, I appreciate the confirmation!
Cover art for "Off Limits" by Bruce Manning, 1960. Beacon Books B344. :)
Oooh, speaking of nice prelims, this one is great! Sexy!
I think this is one of the best examples of Flack's art that I've seen. I'm not so fortunate to own any cover art to an issue of "All-Story, Combined with Munsey, Love Stories of the American Girl", but I do have an interior illustration from one. Have you asked your library to request the microfilm for the entire run under this title (1929-1931) from the Library of Congress? That's how I was able to get copies of the story my interior drawing was used in and the cover from the issue. LOC CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 38034.
I've used Navis Pack & Ship on my Heritage purchases, and they've done a really nice job. Much better than my experience with some of the smaller auction houses that seem to be less well-organized. Did you end up picking up any pieces at that auction?
Stumbled across this painting on the cover of Saturday Home Magazine (part of Chicago Herald-American newspaper) for Feb 26, 1949...
There are 10 original This Modern World strips up for grabs for backers of the 25th Anniversary book. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomorrow/25-years-of-tomorrow
Damn, this is a nice piece! I'll take two, please!
Blue gouache does seem to be remarkably prone to fading. See the Hurst Jantzen ad illustration in my gallery. The blues are so faint compared to the published version.
This is fantastic! What magazine was it in? I'm curious to see how the combined image with Carol Channing looked.
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Haha, I notice they airbrushed out the peeping Tom from the original painting!
This is a real score, Bill! Petty is one of the all-time greats for sure, and this is a great example!
Hi, Yoann - Thanks so much for researching that for me! Unfortunately, the philsp website is very incomplete so it has not been that easy. As an academic, I do have access to a very good library, and in what little spare time I have, I've browsed through old issues of SEP from Buell's era. I don't claim that the following is a complete list, but these issues have story illustrations by Mr. Buell, but not this one, obviously: September 16, 1950 January 20, 1951 July 14, 1951 November 24, 1951 May 3, 1952 August 2, 1952 December 6, 1952 May 1, 1954 December 11, 1954 February 26, 1955 June 18, 1955 June 25, 1955 July 2, 1955 July 9, 1955 July 16, 1955 March 10, 1956 January 10, 1959 April 23, 1960 May 6, 1961 July 1, 1983
Haha, thanks, Ruben! I showed some photos to a conservator in Brooklyn named Jon Derow who has done some incredible restorations (jdconservation.com) and he thought the foxing could be fixed. I just haven't made a trip to New York since I acquired the drawing, but I do hope to have her looking like new at some point!
The personal story from Berke's mom is the best part! Should finally be reprinted now in Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 5, though.
There's a typed letter that's hand signed on the back. But I did also get a handwritten card and another unpublished childrens painting from the now-grown-up girl as well. You must have seen the photos, eh?
I agree. The preliminary sketch includes a shadowy figure looming ahead which was not used in the final image. I have not actually bothered to read the book which I think is supposed to be a romance, but the preliminary sketch in particular would seem to indicate a horror story.
What a beauty! Anytime you get tired of looking at it, I'll gladly take it off your hands! :D
Thanks for your comment, I've added the sketch just for you! ;)
