Monthly Archives: January 2015

THE MEDITATIVE ARCHITECTURE OF MARLON BLACKWELL

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Jim Clark

St. Nicolas Eastern Church  Fayetteville, Arkansas   In a hive of architectural design like Toronto, you get the distinct impression that we’re blasting away from life as it was until quite recently. Sheer glass, astronomical size and eye-popping details comprise … Continue reading →

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A GRAND TOUR OF GRAPHIC GOLDMINES!

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jim Clark

Buvez du Vin 1933; Leonetto Cappiello; 63″ x 47″; A-,L These days, we seldom travel to acquire our inventory of vintage posters and smaller-scale graphics. Instead, we have energetic and trustworthy diggers of items, sending photos of what we might want. Today we … Continue reading →

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FORTUNE MAGAZINE (SEPTEMBER 1938) MEASURING CANADA’S WORTH

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Jim Clark

We’ll soon be launching our new gallery of vintage Canadian graphic art. And, to give a foretaste of the scintillating and rare treasures we feel so lucky to have found, we’re dipping into an issue of that visually advanced American … Continue reading →

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SLEEK AND GRITTY NOCTURNAL GRAPHIC DESIGNS  

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Jim Clark

Flying Over Avalon 1940;Ruehl Heckman;14 1/4” x 10 ½ ”;A, P I’ve always found the endeavors of those who work at night to be strangely special. Someone toiling in an office tower or studio after midnight comes to mind as … Continue reading →

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