C H E F S . . . of the past

a John R. Neill illustration       see full size

        
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2018 canned pasta
        
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a 1926 hotel bread toaster
        
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  "The Turtle Outwitted"  an H.J. Ford illustration from 'The Turtle and his Bride'

                 
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a (1970's?) Charlie Allen illustration

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"A Modern Cook"  1903
        
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an L. Leslie Brooke illustration       see full size
    
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a Bob Jones illustration

     
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1903       see full size

     
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1906

     
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a Vernon Grant children's book illustration

     
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Vernon Grant       see full size

     
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Vernon Grant

     
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Carl Barks drew Donald Duck comic books for many years 

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a Noel Fontanet poster

     
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an Alice & Martin Provensen illustration,  1949       see full size

     
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Heinrich Kley

     
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from a Tex Avery animation       see full size

     
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witch:  "I'm doing things I never would have attempted without the food processor." 
a Rowland Wilson cartoon for an appliance advertisement
        
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a 1700s chef
        
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A. Vimar,  1917       see full size

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a Ronald Searle royal castle kitchen       see full size

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a Wilhelm Busch illustration
        
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 a Mary Blair illustration for a children's book       see full size
        
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an Alice & Martin Provinson children's illustration         
     
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a 1911 hotel dining room       see full size

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that 1911 hotel kitchen,  from the same illustration       see full size
        
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"MAD's Don Martin Cooks Up More Tales"  'tales' in English sounds the same as 'tails'

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A. Vimar,  1917
        
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a 1934 Germany display in a butcher's window,  with HP sauce and

Heinz ketchup       see full size
  
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Warner Bros. animation character 'Witch Hazel' with her hilarious little feet ...

there were endless wonderful styles of cartoon and animation throughout the

20th Century. Things are more homogenized now for several reasons.

Toronto animator Greg Duffel (who once worked with Chuck Jones)

argued that digital production although time saving, was harmful

to the art form. Animation schools train artists to work in the Disney

style of design and motion so they can get employment. The influence

of anime from Japan has rigid design laws. Today's animators often

don't understand what cartooning is, or how it's

magic can contribute.       see full size

     
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