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Category Archives: Art Deco Posters&Graphics
KNOWN FOR THEIR CARING—BRITISH VINTAGE GRAPHICS!
This exquisite lithographic poster, by the very accomplished and special, Austin Cooper, is a paradigm of vintage British graphics. There is the love for history, literacy and the land and sea. And there is modelling of persons in such a … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Illustrators, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged Austin Cooper, Tom Purvis, Vintage British posters, Vintage London Magazine, Vintage Transportation Graphics, Vintage Transportation Posters, Vintage Travel Posters
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THE INIMITABLE L’ILLUSTRATION!
Whereas now we have the internet to put us into a state of dazzlement about the creative energies of the whole wide world, 75 years ago there was L’Illustration, the flagship of the French fleet of vehicles of visual impact.
THE ERTÉ TOUCH
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff [1892-1990]) declined to go along with the urging of his father, an admiral of the Russian fleet, to take up a military career; but, notwithstanding, his was an endeavor as a navigator and warrior, of a … Continue reading
A FORTUNE (OF GRAPHICS) IN FORTUNE (THE MAGAZINE)
Fortune February 1937 Antonio Petruccelli (cover artist) Whereas in Europe, particularly France, the rapid advances in printing technology in the era closing out the 19th century and opening out the 20th century were promptly and gloriously pressed into the … Continue reading
BACK TO SCHOOL: PUTTING ONE’S BEST FOOT FORWARD!
A 50′s co-ed, working late!
MORE THAN A GAME: SPORTS AS SEEN BY VINTAGE GRAPHICS
Oftentimes, it is the setting that provides the main delight within a sports moment. The football game occasion, eclipsed by miniature golf, which is in turn upstaged by the bumpin’ refreshment corridor.
THE MUSIC OF GRAPHIC ART
Last week we attended a musical event that ruffled a lot of feathers. It will be covered in some detail on Friday’s blog; but, for now, suffice it to say that the percussive aspect was more than most members of … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Performance Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged AndreMarty, French vintage pochoir, French vintage posters, Geo Ham, Gino Boccasile, L. Dola, Michel Legrand, music, Vintage opera posters
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CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN
I’ve been haunted of late by an amazing installation of films by Chinese visual artist, Yang Fudong, at the TIFF exhibition space. Titled, “New Women,” it will make an appearance on the I Desire blog this Friday. On first viewing … Continue reading
PLAYING FAVORITES: POSTERS WE CAN’T FORGET!
Through the years there have been graphics that, for various reasons, have touched us with unusual force. Most of them are long gone; but they still linger in our memory and, thereby, still help us along. The Belgian moto shown … Continue reading
VINTAGE ADVERTISING FANS: THEY SPOKE TO MANY!
Women used to—and, in some parts of the world, they still do—counter sweltering days and nights with hand-driven fans. During the heyday of European art deco, paper versions of those devices would be provided with great (usually) poster graphics. Therefore, … Continue reading