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http://50watts.com/
I'm importing the archives to the new site and posting new material daily.
Please visit and update your links. Thanks.
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Foujita, cover for sheet music by Maurice Delage (1879-1961)

Foujita, The Lion Tamer, 1930

A Lapp Family (from photo by Valentine & Sons) in the book Graphic Stories of Other Lands

Cyril E. Power, The Merry-Go-Round, about '29-30 (color linocut)

Sybil Andrews, Speedway, 1934 (color linocut)

Lill Tschudi, Fixing the Wires, 1932 (color linocut)
The above three images come from the incredible book Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914 - 1939. Don't miss "The Unknown art of Lill Tschudi" at Adventures in the Print Trade.

Lamar Baker, 1940, Fieldhands

Louis Lozowick, White Spider, 1952, lithograph
The above two images come from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an endless treasure.

Alim Hosein, 1991, Leda and the Swan (Guyana, Kyk n.43)

chiththira cover
via the great art blog of mislexic

via the great art blog of mislexic

Eric Gill (1882-1940), Windy beggar (The Canterbury Tales)

Eric Gill (1882-1940), In the Lion's Den

Eric Gill (1882-1940), Risen Christ

Max Garcia, Chicano Teatro poster, n.d. (70s)

Ricardo Favela, 1975 Announcement Poster for Centro de Artistas Chicanos
The above two images are from the Online Archive of California.

Soga Shohaku (1730 - 1781), Shoulaoren (detail)

Ito Jakuchu, 1789, View of Sekihoji (detail)
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Fukuda Kodojin (1865 - 1944), Layered Peaks Lds. c. 1930 and Ink Landscape, 1931
Foujita AND Eric Gill in a single post? Wowzas! Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteSome great images here, as always!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reco. About the second image 'oreoruvazhi': the artist is Varnam. 'Ore Oru Vazhi' is the name of the serialised novel which had the illustration.
Lovely post, eric Gill is a favourite! got my eyes on his book of nudes but going for 300 euros!!
ReplyDeletevery good blog! thanks. I´m a fan
ReplyDeleteThat Merry go Round one is a thing of utter beauty! I am taken aback by it!
ReplyDeleteI actually formed an expression!