Tag Archives: Vintage Fortune Magazine

A FORTUNE (OF GRAPHICS) IN FORTUNE (THE MAGAZINE)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jim Clark

                           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 →

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GRAPHIC ART, GETTING INTO THE SEASON

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Jim Clark

This design is titled, “The Christmas Spirit;” and the designer, Marcel Vertes (among other things an Academy Award winner for art and costume design), has excitingly introduced with it a fascinating preoccupation to be found in the work of a … 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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