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Showing posts with label *4. Show all posts

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Lászlo Roth: More Esquire Cartoons

This week we have seen a single example of artist Lászlo Roth's work as a New Yorker spot illustrator dating from the 1970s. We have also seen a trio of his color Esquire cartoons published in the 1950s. Jeff Nelson has now come forward with four more of Roth's Esquire cartoons, each published in 1955. As with the cartoons shown in yesterday's post, they make use of a variety of unusual media and include elements of collage.

"Boss, everybody in the office chipped in so you could get a little practice. . . just in case!"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, February 1955, page 63

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson


"Will you stop drawing all over the wall!"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, April 1955, page 74

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson


"Furthermore, an apple a day keeps the doctor away!"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, May 1955, page 72

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson


"Bwango takes his wife everywhere[.]"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, August 1955, page 60

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson





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Note:
  Once again I want to thank Jeff Nelson for providing the images by
Lászlo Roth from Esquire magazine.



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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Betty Parsons's Copy of All in Line by Saul Steinberg

The year 1945 saw the release of Saul Steinberg's collection All in Line. The book is extraordinary. So is his art dealer Betty Parsons's copy.

Photo by Joe Petro III

Photo by Joe Petro III

Photo by Joe Petro III
Photo by Joe Petro III


Photo by Joe Petro III






Note:
  This is the fourth and final book dedicated by Saul Steinberg to Betty Parsons that Joe Petro III somehow chanced upon and added to his library. My thanks to Joe for sharing it here.


Wow. I am eager to show more. If you too have access to personalized Steinberg books, or access to someone with access to them, please send scans or photos to me for use on Attempted Bloggery.


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Friday, July 17, 2020

Robert's Copy of The Dead Game Sportsmen by Vip

Robert's copy of The Dead Game Sportsmen (1954) by Virgil Partch (Vip) includes an original ink drawing of…of…well, you'd better see for yourself.
The Dead Game Sportsmen (1954)
Virgil Franklin Partch
Photo by A Friend of the Blog


"Your feet are like ice."
Inscribed "To Robert"
Drawing signed Vip

Photo by A Friend of the Blog


Note:  My thanks to A Friend of the Blog for providing these images.

Hairy Green Eyeball, a.k.a. Harry Lee Green, has much additional material from The Dead Game Sportsmen here.

Just a hint: uniquely signed, inscribed, or especially drawn-upon copies of books by Virgil Partch always make welcome submissions to the blog. They also make nice gifts for hard-working bloggers.


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Friday, January 18, 2019

John Norment: Grinning and Bearing It

Contributor Jerome Wrinkle has scanned the original art by cartoonist John Norment (1911-1988) that appeared in an issue of the New York Times Book Review nearly seven decades ago. The cartoon purports to explain the unusual demographics of a bestselling book. The artist was paid $50 for his work on February 17, 1951. Jerome writes:
The Book Review was an exclusive sale—if I remember correctly, they only published one cartoon in each issue, on the second page. Lots of competition for that spot.
"In spite of the fact that very few people are buying it, it's still a best seller."
John Norment
Original art
The New York Times Book Review, c. February 1951

Scan by Jerome Wrinkle



Verso
Stamp indicates that artist John Norment was paid $50 on Saturday, February 17, 1951
Scan by Jerome Wrinkle

Note:  My thanks to Jerome Wrinkle for kindly contributing the scans in today's post. More is on the way.

I am intrigued to learn that the widely-read Times Book Review published a weekly cartoon for years. Does anyone today possess an archive of these? Please get in touch. I am particularly keen to see the issue in which this cartoon appeared.


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