tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post6080016018194690614..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Arty Farty Friday ~ Illustrators & The Golden AgeTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-23050921234897094282011-10-22T08:48:19.187-05:002011-10-22T08:48:19.187-05:00Anon & Ever ~~~ Glad you like them.
:-)Anon & Ever ~~~ Glad you like them. <br />:-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-35930025736427703432011-10-22T04:17:50.569-05:002011-10-22T04:17:50.569-05:00Thank you very much! Truly interesting images of t...Thank you very much! Truly interesting images of those illustratorsAnon and Everhttp://www.myspace.com/noamchomsky_fandiscussion/blog/518606217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-45171826446618922142011-10-21T17:23:04.653-05:002011-10-21T17:23:04.653-05:00JD ~~ Hmmm - interesting! Hadn't seen that co...JD ~~ Hmmm - interesting! Hadn't seen that cover before. There is a striking similarity in the pose.<br /><br />Ecstasy was painted in 1929, according to Wiki the record sleeve idea came from a mag cover of 1900 - so it came first. Parrish lived from 1870 to 1966, so I guess he could've illustrated the original mag. cover, from which inspiration for the record sleeve came. Most of the illustrators did mag. covers at some point.<br /><br /><i>Parrish’s youngest child, Jean, born in 1911, posed for Ecstasy just before leaving for Smith College. Jean was the only child to follow her parents’ profession. She also posed for Parrish more often than her three older brothers....</i>Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-11243870900702960222011-10-21T17:06:51.603-05:002011-10-21T17:06:51.603-05:00That first picture by Maxfield Parrish reminded me...That first picture by Maxfield Parrish reminded me of something.....<br />and here it is-<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Beautiful_Day_%28album%29<br />who influenced whom?<br />or did Parrish design covers for magazines?<br /><br />and I agree with WWW - it will be a long time before digital kills off ink and paper :)JDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-75928853101258333952011-10-21T12:28:45.368-05:002011-10-21T12:28:45.368-05:00Wisewebwoman ~~ Yes, there are still a few "r...Wisewebwoman ~~ Yes, there are still a few "real ones" around. I worked with a guy back in the 70s/80s who was a brilliant illustrator -mainly of military uniforms through the ages (he was also a shrewd and talented cartoonist) He got a few commissions, posibly more since he retired, but at that time he had to work as a civil servant to keep food on the table for his family.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-66460707711809675752011-10-21T11:57:49.367-05:002011-10-21T11:57:49.367-05:00I, too, an an enormous fan of illustrators, T, and...I, too, an an enormous fan of illustrators, T, and one of my good friends in Toronto has quite a reputation as an illustrator so the medium has not totally converted to digital!<br />Lovely examples you have shown.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com