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Sunday, June 21, 2020

C R I T I C S . . . by different artists

a drawing by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen 1909, of two men laughing and criticizing a third man
a drawing by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,  1909
     
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a poster illustration by Adolf Hohenstein, Aceites de Oliva yAceitunas G. Sensat E Hijos Barcelona
a poster illustration by Adolf Hohenstein
    
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Club Snobs by Novelist and cartoonist William Makepeace Thackeray
"Club Snobs"   Novelist and cartoonist William Makepeace Thackeray
originated the English word 'snob'      see full size
     
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a 1938 Jaro Fabry illustration of historic USA General George Washington disapproving of a woman's singing of the national anthem, for Collier's magazine
a 1938 Jaro Fabry illustration of historic USA General George Washington disapproving of a woman's singing of the national anthem
     
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a Gluyas Williams cartoon about a self-conscious man in public
"I am mortified to discover that the unpleasant looking man is none other than myself." 
a Gluyas Williams cartoon
     
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Carl Otto Czeschka, severe critics of the theater orchestra
Carl Otto Czeschka      see full size
     
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a firing squad about to execute a man, This is what you get for trying to be a wit!
"This is what you get for trying to be a wit."
    
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a Fred Barnard illustration for Charles Dickens, a grinning gentleman and an angry old woman
a Fred Barnard illustration for Charles Dickens      see full size
     
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an illustration of a 1596 hotel with low standards
a 1596 hotel with low standards      see full size
     
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a Carl Spitzweg painting of a harlequin jester imprisoned in a cell
a Carl Spitzweg painting
     
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Franz von Bayros, a court member inspects the king's next concubine for acceptable suitability
Franz von Bayros
     
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Russian visitors at the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow are looking at USA kitchen conveniences
at the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow      see full size
    
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a John P. McCutcheon illustration, Clara inspected the whole layout through the spectacles that she carried on a mother-of-pearl handle
a John P. McCutcheon illustration      see full size
"Clara observed the whole layout through the spectacles 
that she carried on a mother-of-pearl handle"  
     
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a John P. McCutcheon 1920 cartoon illustration
"She was just as pale and emaciated and hungry as ever,  the arms floating idly and the front part of her all caved in,  but now these same critics gazed at her pop-eyed as she went moping by and remarked,  'Isn't she wonderful!'"    John P. McCutcheon,  1920
     
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a Michael Sowa image of a small rabbit trying clothes in a bedroom mirror
Michael Sowa
     
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a card from the Wiener Werkstätte, Mister B. Mouring Der Gelehrte Affe, an educated yellow monkey is inspecting human skulls
from the Wiener Werkstätte
     
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pimple advertisements 1930s, Hi there pimply face!
from two different magazine advertisements:  "Hi there,  Pimply Face!"
"I can't take a boy with THAT many pimples!"
    
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A 1950 cartoon about criticism and perfection
A 1950 cartoon      see full size
     
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an 1897 fashion mistake illustration for big burly men in loud plaids
1897  "Another thing for the too robust type of man to consider is the style of his trousers ...
such brazen plaids only make him appear offensively aggressive in size."
     
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a 1954 advertising slogan, Skinny Girls Don't Have Oomph!
"Skinny Girls Don't Have Oomph!"    a 1954 advertising slogan
     
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a Rea Irvin 1923 cartoon illustration of a woman with low standards in men
"That embrace was a relevation of rapture to Angie,
who still had an amateur rating"
 Rea Irvin,  1923
     
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a Leonard Starr story panel
her:  "She really was marvelous wasn't she?"     him:  "IS marvelous."
a Leonard Starr story panel      see full size 
    
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a J. Bernard Partridge cartoon, Captured by a desultory enthusiast in an art gallery
"Captured by a desultory enthusiast."     J. Bernard Partridge
     
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a Ronald Searle drawing of a senior couple at the beach in Miami
a Ronald Searle drawing      see full size
     
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a Moriz Jung Wiener Werkstätte 1907 card showing bad musicians torturing an audience
Moriz Jung,  Wiener Werkstätte 1907      see full size
     
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an Ed Fisher 1966 cartoon showing a king and his jester's political satire"What I like about you,  Peterkin,  is that your political satire is inept."     Ed Fisher,  1966
     
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a Ronald Reilly cartoon about artists and Mothers
sign: 'MOTHER'     Mother: "This is the thanks I get?"
    
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a Robert Crumb Weirdo Magazine #17 cover showing a disapproving senior woman
"Wait!  Stop!  DON'T LOOK!  This is NOT a nice magazine!"     Robert Crumb,  Weirdo Magazine 
     
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a good little tractor in a Paul Pinson children's book illustration
a good tractor in a Paul Pinson children's book illustration
     
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the critic's dream by Adolf Reinheimer
the critic's dream by Adolf Reinheimer