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Category Archives: Magazine Art
Beautiful Magazine Art – Arts & Decoration for March 1938
Arts & Decoration was always unabashedly a magazine for the 1%. Even in the midst of the Great Depression, with millions of unemployed haunting the streets, this high-end, high class publication cheerfully ran articles on such weighty topics as the … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine Art
Tagged Arts & Decoration, Eva Le Gallienne, Frank Lloyd Wright, Harrie T. Lindberg, Lily Pons, Walter Hampden
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM PARADISE LEASED!
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I am a huge fan of the old Touring Topics/Westways magazines for both their great articles as well as their fantastic covers. From October 1969, this is one of my all-time favorites as … Continue reading
Posted in General Announcements, Magazine Art
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Beautiful Magazine Art – The Architectural Forum – 1939 World Fairs Issue
One of the most stunning issues ever produced by this venerable publication was its famous 1939 World Fairs issue, which featured literally hundreds of beautiful images of both the 1939 World Fair in New York and the World Fair at … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine Art
Tagged Architectural Forum, Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, Treasure Island, World's fair
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Beautiful Magazine Art – California Arts & Architecture
One of the best publications to emerge from California in the 1920’s was the magnificent California Arts & Architecture, a beautifully mounted publication that came about from the combination of three older publications – Pacific Coast Architect; California Home Owner … Continue reading
Beautiful Magazine Art – Arts & Decoration July 1931
Arts & Decoration was always such a beautifully mounted magazine and here they score a home run with their July 1931 cover art, “The Wave,” by artist Stina Lencke.
