Here are eight Essomarine ads from the late 1930s, all illustrated by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss). They appeared in Motor Boating magazine, a periodical devoted to the yachting crowd and are quite scarce. Plus a 1929 cartoon from the old Life humor magazine by Seuss on the Swiss Language.
A Stevan Dohanos Gallery
May 28, 2021 by
A Selection of his Saturday Evening Post Covers In the long line of famous illustrators whose paintings regularly graced the covers of the Saturday Evening Post, a few jump out immediately. The name of Stevan Dohanos has to rank in the top three. Leyendecker had incredible style and flair. Norman Rockwell, well, he was Norman […]
Clifford Ashley’s Whaling Illustrations
May 21, 2021 by
Clifford Warren Ashley (1881-1947) was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He gravitated toward an art career at an early age and eventually studied under Brandywine artist Howard Pyle and later enjoyed a successful career as an illustrator for popular magazines. His upbringing in New Bedford and his interest in sperm whaling earned him an important […]
Comic Relief: Recalling Lost Laughs From the 50s.
May 11, 2021 by
Two dozen cartoons from the golden age of the mag gag. Back in the 1950s magazine publishing was in it’s heyday. Millions of Americans enjoyed the content that mass market periodicals brought into their homes every week. Television broadcasting was in its infancy. Most households turned to reading for information and entertainment. Magazines like The […]
AUTO-MANIA
October 25, 2019 by
The automobile was a startling novelty in the first decades of the twentieth century. Would the smoke-belching, dangerous contraptions become a part of American life? Riding the roads on wheels became an overnight sensation. Ads and magazine covers for the new vehicles filled the popular media and illustrated the new motor cars in all their […]
THE BERENSTAINS BEFORE THE BEARS
March 31, 2019 by
In 1962 Stan and Jan Berenstain took a new book concept to their publisher, Random House. The story featured a family of bears. Their editor,Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss.) loved it. It was published and to great success. Thus the Berenstein Bears Series was born and continued for 40 years. It became one of the most […]
The Post Cereal you won’t find on your supermarket shelves.
February 25, 2019 by
In the late 1970s, the folks at General Foods wanted to test a new Post cereal. They came up with mini-waffle shape with lots of crunch and a sweet maple flavor. The creative group in the Los Angeles office of Ogilvy and Mather was given the assignment to come up with a name, packaging, ideas […]
Robert Fawcett: At the Scene of the Crime
February 11, 2019 by
From the moment he could hold a pencil, Robert Fawcett began to draw. It turned out he had a true talent for it. Born in England but raised mostly in Canada and then New York, Fawcett dropped out of school at 14 to apprentice himself to an engraving shop and to work odd jobs until […]
Eye Candy for Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2019 by
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. A time when a young man’s fancy gently turns to thoughts of… candy. To celebrate here’s a collection of great retro candy ads. Some of these treats are no longer found on the candy counters. In fact, most of the candy counters have also disappeared. Enjoy. Just don’t spoil […]
Peter Helck: Trucking On
November 19, 2018 by
The illustrator Peter Helck was known for his masterful renderings of machinery, especially trucks, cars, trains and aircraft. When he was a boy in New York City around 1900 he would watch steam locomotives near Grand Central Station. That lead to a life-long fascination with engines and machinery. He became a commercial artist, but his […]
