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Sunday, September 9, 2018

A W K W A R D . . . by different artists

a René Gruau fashion illustration, fashion shoot at a farm
a René Gruau illustration
           
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a 1946 Rea Irvin illustration colorfully jokes about foreign tourists in Mexico from New York
a 1946 Rea Irvin illustration
           
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a Felix Valloton print, undertakers publicly struggling with a heavy coffin
a Felix Valloton print       see full size
           
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a Wallace Wood cartoon about life insurance for MAD, a happy family
"Life Insurance Policy"   a Wallace Wood cartoon for MAD
see full size
          
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an L. Leslie Brooke children's book illustration of a pig in a tree
an L. Leslie Brooke children's book illustration
           
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a 2010 Christoph Niemann illustration for the New Yorker magazine, a woman drops her cell phone into water
a 2010 Christoph Niemann illustration for the New Yorker magazine
           
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an A.B. Frost illustration of spilled contents with a man scratching his head
"Contents"   an A.B. Frost book illustration       see full size
           
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a size comparison illustration of the Queen Mary, 1930s?
a size comparison illustration of the Queen Mary,  1930s?
           
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a Johnny Craig crime cover for EC Comics, a house burglar stumbles upon murder
a Johnny Craig illustration for EC Comics
           
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Davis Motors of Texas, an illustration of an unusual three wheel car
Davis Motors of Texas
           
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a drawing by William Makepeace Thackeray, clumsy accident in the rain
a drawing by William Makepeace Thackeray
                 
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a photograph of a tree growing in the middle of a sidewalk
                          
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a Ronald Searle caricature of 1900s comedian Don Knotts
a Ronald Searle caricature of 1900s comedian Don Knotts
           
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a Paul Coker cartoon for MAD, photographs of a guilty man, private detective
evidence . . .  a Paul Coker cartoon for MAD       see full size
           
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a creepy 1901 secession bath, a photograph
an uninviting 1901 secession-style bath
           
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a 1960s comic book, "Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D."a 1960s comic book    "Magnus,  Robot Fighter 4000 A.D."
          
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a Helen E. Hokinson cartoon of a woman at a police station on telephone with her husband, "Albert, I did something wrong on the George Washington Bridge."
"Albert,  I did something wrong on the George Washington Bridge."
a Helen E. Hokinson cartoon       see full size
          
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a Charles Rodrigues cartoon, "Testing Department, ACE Bullet-Proof Jacket Co. Inc."
a Charles Rodrigues cartoon  "Testing Department, ACE Bullet-Proof Jacket Co. Inc."
          
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a 1968 romance comic book, reach for happiness, begging and loss of dignity, awkward
REACH FOR HAPPINESS!   "Love me or hate me -- but -- but stop keeping me
dangling between Heaven and --!"   a 1968 romance comic book
      
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"Does he get paid? Or is he good for nothing?", a cartoon of Hank Ketcham's 'Dennis the Menace'
"Does he get paid?  Or is he good for nothing?"
 Hank Ketcham's 'Dennis the Menace'       see full size
           
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National Lampoon Magazine cover 1980"Aggression"   National Lampoon Magazine,  1980
          
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a J.J. Grandville drawing of stepping on a cat's tail
a J.J. Grandville drawing,  1800s       see full size
      
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a clumsy a 1700s chef in silhouette
a 1700s chef
           
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illustration of a ballooning accident 1804?
a ballooning accident,  1804?
           
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a Dan Clowes cartoon, hey skinny
"Thunderbuns" and "Big Thighs" magazines in his plain paper bag:
a Dan Clowes cartoon       see full size
           
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a 1931 Dr. Seuss illustration for Judge Magazine, waking up with a stranger in your bed
"January 1"   a 1931 Dr. Seuss illustration for "Judge" Magazine
          
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an 1845 cartoon
1845
           
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Heinrich Zille, an awkward interruption of erotic photography
Heinrich Zille       see full size
           
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"Your tie ... taken from the neck of a strangled man!"
"Why-uh ... that's terrible!"
           
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