GO to MOOT POINT: October 2018

Sunday, October 28, 2018

LAW & ORDER . . . by different artists

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"The International Nude Trampoline Competition"

a Don Martin cartoon for MAD

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a Dan O'Neill comic book, 1971

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George Cruikshank alcohol, Gin-Temple Turn-Out at Church Time

"Sunday in London Gin-Temple Turn-out at Church" George Cruikshank

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Jay Ward's Dudley DoRight animated television series

Jay Ward's 'Dudley Do-Right' 1960s television series see full size

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1650s USA Puritans persecuted Quakers, an illustration

1650s USA Puritans persecuted Quakers, according to an 1800s book

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1400s questioning a suspected witch, an illustration

pointlessly questioning a suspected witch in Europe, 1400s?

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Yogi Bear and Ranger Smith in the animation title Slap Happy Birthday

national parks are policed by park rangers

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art galleries are monitored by guards, a Ronald Searle cartoon 1955

Ronald Searle, 1955

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a 1974 Dodge police car color illustration

streets are patrolled by blue thunder ... a 1974 Dodge police car

see full size

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Heinrich Zille 1913, a policeman waiting for the detectives at a murder scene at night

Heinrich Zille, 1913 see full size

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a miniature crime scene for police training by Frances

Glessner Lee, 1945 see full size

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a miniature murder scene for police training by Frances Glessner Lee 1945

Frances Glessner Lee, 1945 see full size

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'The Law' ... Don Knotts as Sheriff's deputy Barney Fife

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an 1850 French news article with illustration about London police escorting drunkards home if they're wealthy

an 1850 French news article about London police escorting drunkards home if they're wealthy

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a Gilbert Bundy illustration of a traffic policeman with motorcycle stopping a pretty woman

a Gilbert Bundy illustration: once all of her crimes have been totaled,
it's time for the courts to administer penalties

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a judge applies humiliation in 1865 USA "Prisoner in Barrel Jacket"

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an Alex Toth guillotine horror story panel

an Alex Toth story panel "What are you doing?! Let me go! LET ME GO!!"

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a Joe Orlando guillotine horror story panel

a Joe Orlando story panel "I DIDN'T DO IT! WHY WOULD I KILL MY OWN WIFE?

YOU CAN'T DO IT! I'M AN INNOCENT MAN!"

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a Don Martin cartoon about a firing squad execution, for MAD magazine

a Don Martin cartoon "Blindfold ...?" "Yes ..." "Ready ... Aim"

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in 1632 New England, men's long hair is an abomination "a token of subjection ... of ... men weary of manhood" Long haired men of history such as Nero and Caligula are exampled

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an 1686 Englishman argues for prescribed hot irons and whipping, with death for adulterers, and "Scolds ... gag and set them at their own doors ... for all comers and goers to gaze at"
what a shit

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Hisashi Okawa

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from an 1830 children's book "We have on record, a cruel sentence of death, namely, of a man being tied to a stag, which was left to run in the woods, where the unhappy rider must have soon been torn to pieces by the limbs of the trees."

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hopefully things won't go too far either way:
A. Paul Weber see full size

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a one-party system ... Ming the Merciless, Ruler of the planet Mongo in 1936

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Thomas Theodor Heine 1904

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a Roy Delgado cartoon about politics and news interviews

"Do you think I ENJOY lying to you ??!"
a Roy Delgado cartoon see full size

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a Roy Delgado cartoon about homeland security

"You're in charge of homeland security .. do something."
Roy Delgado

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a Gahan Wilson cartoon, a politician shoots the crowd

"This is really quite a switch!" a 1970s Gahan Wilson cartoon

Sunday, October 21, 2018

N I G H T - L I G H T S . . . in art

a Walter Molino illustration

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a Bernie Fuchs illustration of a hotel or restaurant at night, warm lights and alcohol

a Bernie Fuchs illustration, 1970s?

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John Taylor Arms

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Art Werger

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Joe Dowdon 2015, Masterclass China at Night

Joe Dowdon, 2015 see full size

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an Adolph K. Kronengold color illustration, 1937 New Yorker magazine, night scene in winter

Adolph K. Kronengold, 1937

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a Theodore Haupt 1930 illustration

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a long exposure photograph by Vitor Schietti, a strange night scene

a long exposure photograph by Vitor Schietti see full size

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a Frans Masereel wood cut print of 1920s New York at night, Times Square

a Frans Masereel wood cut print, 1920s? see full size

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"The Record Changer" a 1948 publication about jazz, a black musician blowing a horn at a shoe shine stand at night called "SHINE"

"The Record Changer" a 1948 publication about black jazz

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a Donald Brun 1963 poster Salon Auto Geneve

Donald Brun, 1963

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a W. Schulz graphic story without words from an 1896 magazine, about mother's free night and death

a W. Schulz wordless story from an 1896 magazine

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a Childe Hassam painting 1894, horse cabs at night in winter

a Childe Hassam painting, 1894 see full size

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a W. Heath Robinson illustration of city lights at night

a W. Heath Robinson illustration see full size

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USA - SAS, a travel poster for Scandinavian Airlines System, showing city lights at night

"USA - SAS" a travel poster for Scandinavian Airlines System

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a David Klein 1962 illustration of Times Square for a TWA airline poster

David Klein 1962

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a Yvonne Jacquette 1987 painting of Times Square at night

Yvonne Jacquette, 1987       see full size

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a B. Tobey cartoon about meeting a friend's dog "I'll be damned if I'll shake hands with him!"

"I'll be damned if I'll shake hands with him!" a B. Tobey cartoon

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a Gregory Manchess illustration of the sinking Titanic

a Gregory Manchess illustration see full size

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Chris Ware

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a Nils Kreuger painting of a horse at night on a city street, 1905?

a Nils Kreuger painting, 1905?

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a Childe Hassam painting of a woman with party lanterns

Childe Hassam

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an Eric Ravilious illustration of a busy happy tavern on a stormy night

an Eric Ravilious illustration       see full size

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John Sloan 1920 "Bandit's Cave", a drawing of questionably safe night life adventure

"Bandit's Cave"     John Sloan, 1920

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David Thorpe artr, three buildings at night in black blue and yellow

David Thorpe see full size

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a Belgian World Airlines poster showing city lights on a skyline

a Belgian World Airlines poster

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Godfrey Simpson 1930s art, a building entrance at night

Godfrey Simpson, 1930s

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Pushwagner

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Jorge Colombo

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a Konstantin Korovin painting of a city at night

a Konstantin Korovin painting see full size

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