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PARIS, OF COURSE (First of a series on Paris, and other great cities)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jim Clark

Rue de l,arbre sec (Street of the Dry Tree), the site of the gallows in medieval Paris, and also the site of the once-glorious Art Nouveau department store, La Samaritaine, now shut down (just off the right foreground of the … Continue reading →

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THE LONG SHADOWS OF SURREALISM

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jim Clark

How often have we described something a bit odd as “surreal”? Usually, in bringing up that word, we are struck by a setting where the parts are seldom seen together. For instance, the recent film, Melancholia, sends us the following … Continue reading →

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DONALD BRUN (1909-1999)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Jim Clark

There are extensive discussions about the work of the fabulous Donald Brun in our Poster Design file and Poster of the Month archives, but here I thought it would be fun to briefly point out features of his designs stemming … Continue reading →

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