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Sunday, June 1, 2025

CRITICS by different artists, part 2

a Paul Coker cartoon about racism and classism 1966
"Well,
  there goes the neighborhood"     an ironic Paul Coker cartoon,  1966
            
C R I T I C S
                  
a Gwen Raverat 1952 illustration, Love, how ridiculous, a funny critic
"Love.
  How ridiculous."     a Gwen Raverat 1952 illustration
           
C R I T I C S
                  
a Perry Barlow illustration for the New Yorker magazine September 23 1939, surprise wallpaper
a Perry Barlow illustration for the New Yorker magazine
      
C R I T I C S
                  
a Charles Rodriguas cartoon about begging, National Lampoon Magazine
"Blind"   a Charles Rodriguas cartoon       see full size
       
C R I T I C S
                  
an P. Pinkisevich illustration 1988, smug derision
an P. Pinkisevich illustration,
  1988
          
C R I T I C S
                   
at the USA tax office, I smell fear, a National Lampoon cartoon
at the USA tax office ... "I smell fear"     a National Lampoon cartoon
see full size
      
C R I T I C S
                  
Peter Arno for the New Yorker magazine September 12 1942
Peter Arno for the New Yorker magazine
          
C R I T I C S
                  
a Jason Seiler Caricature of Donald Trump in court
a Jason Seiler caricature       see full size
         
C R I T I C S
               
a William H. Walker 1890s anti-feminist cartoon showing an emasculated husband
a William H. Walker 1890s anti-feminist cartoon showing an emasculated husband
  
      
C R I T I C S
                  
William H. Walker 1890s anti-feminist cartoon, if woman become politicians
if women become politicians     William H. Walker
          
C R I T I C S
                  
if women join the military     William H. Walker       see full size
           
C R I T I C S
                  
a Harold Von Schmidt illustration 1954, a cowboy villain
which little things indicate this man's character?     a Harold Von Schmidt
illustration,  1954       see full size
      
C R I T I C S
                  
a Don Martin cartoon for MAD magazine, the prison mess hall riot
"The prison mess hall riot"     a Don Martin cartoon for
MAD magazine       see full size
         
C R I T I C S
                  
Tex Avery animation, wolf whistle applause
exaggerated applause in a Tex Avery animation       see full size
          
C R I T I C S
                  
a Gahan Wilson cartoon, You're certainly a lot less fun since the operation
"You're certainly a lot less fun since the operation." 
a Gahan Wilson cartoon
      
C R I T I C S
                  
1919 cinema theatre germs
1919 cinema theatre germs     "Prevalence of bacteria germs and dry dust - caused largely by the heat of picture machines, poor ventilation, stamping feet and expectoration of tobacco juice.  Odors from garments and persons of mixed patronage."
         
C R I T I C S
                 
Haunted Horror comic book
she no longer feels attracted to him ... a modern reprint
of an old classic       see full size
     
      
C R I T I C S
                   
Tunnel of Love Cartoon
"The romance has gone out of everything" ... a "Tunnel of Sex" amusement at a carnival
      
C R I T I C S
                  
Brecht-Vandenbroucke art, gentrification
"Quality Street"     Brecht-Vandenbroucke art       see full size
         
C R I T I C S
                  
SOCIETY REBUKED - Jennie Manley of Alabama, with true Southern womanhood rebukes society at her Uncle's table in Detroit, Michigan rather than drink wine 1902, party pooper, Debbie downer, wet rag, cold fish,
"SOCIETY REBUKED - Jennie Manley of Alabama, with true Southern
womanhood rebukes society at her Uncle's table in Detroit, 
Michigan rather than drink wine."  1902       see full size
          
C R I T I C S
                  
1902 shameful beach wear illustrated
"Modesty, where art thou?"     1902 shameful beach wear       see full size
            
C R I T I C S
                  
Albert Abramovitz 1935 art, affluent people site-seeing poverty was called slumming
Albert Abramovitz 1935 art ... affluent people touring poverty
was called 'slumming'       see full size
          
C R I T I C S
                  
Patty Carroll installation art
Patty Carroll art       see full size
         
C R I T I C S
             
a B. Kliban cartoon, Happy birthday Gordon, an thoughtless inappropriate gift
"Happy birthday Gordon"     a B. Kliban cartoon       see full size
               
C R I T I C S
                   
Hinko Smrekar 1927 art sex worker
a Hinko Smrekar drawing,
  1927       see full size
          
C R I T I C S
                  
an Art Shay photograph, golf tournament
an Art Shay photograph
         
C R I T I C S
                  
an 1893 French magazine illustration, public scrutiny of a politician at home
an 1893 French magazine illustration       see full size
          
C R I T I C S
                  
1890s poverty fashion styles illustrated
1890s poverty types
          
C R I T I C S
                  
Mary Hyrchenuk 1938 illustration, girl in a dunce cap
a Mary Hyrchenuk 1938 illustration
      in the past some students
who fell academically behind were intentionally humiliated 
and told to wear a 'dunce cap'       see full size
           
C R I T I C S
                   
a despised politician in a Simplicissimus 1920 political cartoon
a despised politician in 1920 Simplicissimus magazine
          

Sunday, May 11, 2025

FLOWERS in art, part 3

a René Gruau fashion illustration, mod 1960s Britain
a René Gruau fashion illustration, 1960s
    
F L O W E R S
      
an 1800s opium bottle
a small 1800s opium bottle
    
F L O W E R S
      
a Hans Tegner illustration, a girl dances with flowers
a Hans Tegner illustration       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
art by Abreesha, a woman with flowers
art by Abreesha
    
F L O W E R S
      
tile by Pan Pan Hua
tile by Pan Pan Hua       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
       
Ray (Rei) Morimura art, orchard blossoms
Ray (Rei) Morimura art
    
F L O W E R S
      
1760 wildflower botanical illustration
a
botanical illustration,  1760
    
F L O W E R S
      
1919 tobacco bouquet gift
"Bouquet of Cigars,
  Cigarettes and Pipes"    a  1919 gift
    
F L O W E R S
      
an Andre Edouard Marty 1931 illustration of children dancing around a blossoming tree
an Andre Edouard Marty illustration,
  1931      see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
Franz Hein art, a royal woman with a flower in moody shadow
Franz Hein art
    
F L O W E R S
      
Erté 1921 flower art
by Erté,
  1921
    
F L O W E R S
       
a Greg Hildebrandt illustration for 'The Wizard Of Oz' 1985, falling asleep in the poppy fields
a Greg Hildebrandt illustration for 'The Wizard Of Oz',
 
a 1985 book       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
a Ronald Searle drawing of a dirty smoky factory owner smelling a flower
a Ronald Searle drawing
    
F L O W E R S
      
Walter Crane 1902 illustration of Anemones in the wind
"Anemones rode out the gale,
  Frail Wind-flowers fluttered, 
 red and pale"     a Walter Crane illustration,  1902
see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
a Virgil Finlay 1952 illustration
a Virgil Finlay 1952 illustration       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
Patty Carroll art, a seated figure draped on floral cloth with a floral background
Patty Carroll art
    
F L O W E R S
      
1960 Fresh deodorant, With a flick of the stick You're FRESH!
"With a flick of the stick You're FRESH!"    1960 Fresh Deodorant
    
F L O W E R S
       
Bruce Hutchison art, flowers
Bruce Hutchison art       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
Suzanne Saroff photograph of flowers behind water filled glass tubes
a Suzanne Saroff photograph       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
Tomasz Jura art 1972, Krajowy festiwal Polskiej piosenki w Opolu
a poster by Tomasz Jura,
  1972
    
F L O W E R S
      
Walter Schnackenberg art, a dancer costume
a Walter Schnackenberg drawing
    
F L O W E R S
      
E.A. Séguy flower patterns
E.A. Séguy patterns       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
an 1893 masquerade costume, Garden Lily
"Garden Lily"     an 1893 masquerade costume
    
F L O W E R S
       
a Kate Greenaway illustration 1900, procession of girls through flowered pergola
a Kate Greenaway illustration,
  1900       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
a 1925 Sumatra giant flower, color illustration
a
giant flower,  1925 Sumatra
    
F L O W E R S
      
flowers at Habitat in 1967 Montreal
flowers at Habitat in 1967 Montreal
    
F L O W E R S
   
Tomi Ungerer art, a man fears a flower
Tomi Ungerer art       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
a Kay Neilson illustration
a Kay Neilson illustration       see full size
    
F L O W E R S
      
Guy Billout art, a war tank fails to crush a field of sunflowers
Guy Billout art
    
F L O W E R S
       
a Raymond Sheppard illustration
"My book of Flowers"     a Raymond Sheppard illustration