Robert Williams: Peripheral Bogies, 'Mr. Bitchin'', and a quickie lowbrow thumbnail sketch.
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'Peripheral Bogies', acrylic on watercolor paper, 1975 (color) |
(from wikipedia)
Time for a little Show & Tell, 'cuz all that neat stuff is no fun if you keep it to yourself.
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'Peripheral Bogies', acrylic on watercolor paper, 1975 (color) |
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Loudon Sainthill photographed by Max Dupain, 1946 |
Loudon Sainthill was an Australian artist and stage and costume designer.
Born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1918, Sainthill grew up in Melbourne. By his early twenties he'd exhibted his paintings in gallery shows and was working professionally in Australia.
Learning and working in Australia in that era made him appear as a bit of an outlier in the art world. His work bore many influences and influenced others in turn. His artistic style continued to blend the fantastic and whimsical with a degree of melancholy and dream-like elements.
Post-WW2, Sainthill worked predominantly in the United Kingdom, designing for numerous stage productions and film. He died in 1969.
For more info: - A Loudon Sainthill bio, available at The Day Gallery.
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Man with Guitar (1958) |
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Figure with Guitar, 1950 |
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The Musician |
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Hugh Griffith as Caliban, in 1951. |
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3/27/2021
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Labels: art, cultural artifacts, illustrators, vintage graphics
The Shinola debate continues:
A subtle distinction at times. How often do we really know the difference?
► Muppet-less projects of young Jim Henson
► Adventures in language instruction with Professor Berlitz
► The Art of Lansing Campbell and the Perilous World of Uncle Wiggily
► Dr. Wertham's 'What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books' (1953)
► Nicolas Bentley's illustrations
► Bill Cosby's 'Disco Bill' (1977)
► 1973 fashion meets TV detectives
► Edward Stoddard's 'How To Remember Names and Faces' (1958)
► Clutch Cargo Comics
► 1950's French version of 'Istanbul (Not Constantinople)'
► The Pee Wee Herman Stage Show Original Cast Recording (1981)
► Be-Bop 'Hawaiian War Chant' by Dave Lambert
► Laxative tantrums, Castoria and you, circa 1941
► Bill Dorsey's 'Suck A Sour Lemon' b/w 'But Not Today'
► In Praise of character actor Michael J. Pollard
► A Mechanical Elephant for Peter Sellers
► Charles Folkard's 'Alice In Wonderland' illustrations, 1921
► Rev. Carey Landry - 'The Giant Love Ball Song' (1973)
► Sooper Hippie, Fruitman and 1960's Harvey Comics
► Miyoshi Umeki sings
► Wayne Newton LIVE '74 Intro: Live and Let Die/Hard To Handle
► Les Baxter 'Ritual of the Savage' photo-spread, 1951
► Clyde Crashcup Comics by John Stanley
► Cool 'Beatsploitation' in
John Stanley's 'Kookie' comics
► 1923 U.C. Berkeley Yearbook advertisements
► '60's lounge Dylan cover - Shawn Elliot's 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues'
► The Singing Nun: A Sad Saga
► Max Kaminsky and his Windy City Six - Chicago '54 Trad Jazz
► Rock N' Roll 'Collage Drawings' by Opal Nations
► The Soulful Strings - 'Paint It Black' and a few others (1966)
► Cookbook illustrations by
Lou Peters (1955)
► Ted Randal's 'What Is A Disc Jockey?' (1957)
► Larry Hankin tells stories of Sometimes Jones
► Dave Dudley's 'Lonelyville'
► Yuk Yuk Clown vs. Big Loo: Pure Evil?
► A Frightening Feminine Hygiene ad, 1948
► The earlier artwork of MAD Magazine's Don Martin
► Swingin' Calypsos by Lord Flea and his Calypsonians (1957)
► Memories of Gus Somera and the Old-School Yo-Yo
► Vinyl Archaelogy Diary
► A Small Ruth Buzzi Shrine
► Sammy Davis Jr. - 'It's a Happening World'
► Aping Marvel Comics in 1966: Presenting the amazing 'Too Many Super Heroes'
► Love for a Lava Lamp, and the box it came in, too
► Christopher Guest's 'Art Rock Suite' music parody (1975)
► Bob Elliott reading
Robert Benchley's 'The Social Life of the Newt'
► Do You Know What I'm Going To Do Next Saturday?
► A Bonzo Dog runs solo: Roger Ruskin Spear's 'Unusual' LP (1973)
► Louis Jordan in the 1960's
► Zorro Five's 'Reggae Shhh!' b/w 'Reggae Meadowlands' (1970)
► The Big Three's 'Banjo Song' and it's apparent influence on Shocking Blue's 'Venus'
► Willie Mays, spokesmodel
► The Cosmoboy Jacket and the Goat Coat: Pierre Cardin in 1967
► Stan Cornyn: King of the 1960's LP Liner Notes
► Ebony Magazine Fashion Ads from the 1970's
► A few hot Blues tracks by George 'Wild Child' Butler
► Jackie Vernon - A Man And His Watermelon
► Joe Biviano - N.B.C. Polka (1949)
► One-stop hooodoos & mojos: The King Novelty Curio Catalog
► Godfrey Cambridge Comics, with artwork by Mort Drucker and Neal Adams (1967)
► Gerty Molzen covered 'Walk On The Wild Side' at age 79.
► Raymond Scott Quintet: The Girl With The Light Blue Hair
► Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band: 'In The Mood' b/w 'Skokiaan' (1954)
► Cecil Young Progressive Quartet: Who Parked The Car
► '5000 Fingers of Dr. T'; the 1953 Technicolor Dr. Seuss musical
► 'Come On-A My House': The original by William Saroyan & Ross Bagdasarian (1951)
► Devo's E-Z Listening Muzak Cassettes from the 1980s
► 1967's 'Smashing Time'
starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave
► Stan Freberg and the Mystery of Ronald Long
► Arnold Roth's 'Pick A Peck Of Puzzles'
► Tenggren's 'Tell-It-Again' Fairy-Tale Illustrations, 1942
► Vaughn DeLeath - Banana Oil (1925)
► Eddie Lawrence: The Visitor
► José Feliciano in 1966:
'A Bag Full of Soul'
► Meet Herbie Popnecker, the fat little nothing
► 'Sin In Satin' - Polly Possum and Joe Wolverton (1952)
► Two from Tony Bruno
► Wham! and the hazards of auto-reverse cassettes
► 'Love Is Lainie' and the Kazan/Kirby Connection
► Tex Williams' reversal: 'Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! '68'
► 1930's vocals by Red Ingle
► Hans Conried in screenshots from 1953's 'The Twonky'
► Nostalgia for the Scholastic Book Club of the '60s & '70s
► Al 'Jazzbo' Collins - 'Grimm Fairy Tales For Hip Kids' (1953)
► The Lois Lane debate, and
a Noel Neill Appreciation
► Chris Elliott fashion spread
► Yvonne Craig '68 pictorial: 'Batgirl - Too Torrid For Tots!'
► Nick Apollo's 'Can I Depend On You' LP
► 1960's Archie comics as a mirror to fashion & fads
► Quartette Trés Bien -
Voo Doo Man
► Discovering India's Tinkle Comics (1985)
► Willard Cele's
'Penny Whistle Blues' (1951)
► Zero Mostel's Face, Zero Mostel's Life
► 'United Mutations': Frank Zappa's fan club comic book ad (1967)
► The Orchids of Hawaii Bartenders' Guide