September 21, 2009

19th Nervous Clip Show

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01 Japanese, 1924  magazine (detail)
Japanese, 1924 magazine (detail)
original post: Extraordinary early 20th century magazine covers from Japan


02 Kveta Pacovska (Czech), 1973, illus. for Pohadky Pro Vsedni Dny I Pro Svatky (detail)
Kveta Pacovska (Czech), 1973, illus. for Pohadky Pro Vsedni Dny I Pro Svatky (detail)
original post: Fairy Tales for Work Days and Personal Days


03 Persian, 1970s, The Blue-Eyed Boy (Mojabi, Pisarak-L Cism Abi cover (detail)
Farshid Meshgali, 1970s Iran, The Blue-Eyed Boy (Mojabi, Pisarak-L Cism Abi), cover (detail)
original post: Iranian Kid's Books 2


04 Albin Brunovsky, 1972, illus. for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale (detail)
Albin Brunovsky, 1972, illus. for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Albin Brunovsky


05 lynd ward, beowulf, '39 (detail)
Lynd Ward, Beowulf, '39 (detail)
original post: Lynd Ward illustrations for Beowulf


06 Dorothy Lathrop, 1923, Crossings by de la Mare (detail)
Dorothy Lathrop, 1923, Crossings by de la Mare (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Dorothy Lathrop


07 Helga Aichinger, illustration for Noah and the Rainbow, 1972 (detail)
Helga Aichinger, illustration for Noah and the Rainbow, 1972 (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Helga Aichinger


08 Viera Gergel'ova, 1972, illustration for Puf a Muf by Natasa Tanska (detail)
Viera Gergel'ova, 1972, illustration for Puf a Muf by Natasa Tanska (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Viera Gergel'ova


09 Eje Wray, illus. for 1979 trans. of Hedayat's Haji Agha (detail)
Eje Wray, illus. for 1979 trans. of Hedayat's Haji Agha (detail)
original post: I've actually seen the next world


10 Japanese book cover, 1928 (detail)
original post: Extraordinary early 20th century book covers from Japan


11 Salvador Bartolozzi, Spanish Pinnochio comic, 1920s, cover (detail)
Salvador Bartolozzi, Spanish Pinnochio comic, 1920s, cover (detail)
original post: Pinocchio's Spanish Cousin Pinocchio


12 Albin Brunovsky, 1972, illus. for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale (detail)
Albin Brunovsky, 1972, illus. for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Albin Brunovsky


13 Adolf Hoffmeister, 1964, illus. for Czech trans. of Well's First Men in the Moon (detail)
Adolf Hoffmeister, 1964, illus. for Czech trans. of Well's First Men in the Moon (detail)
original post: The First Men in the Moon


14 Jaroslav Serych, 1970, illustration for Japanese Tales (detail)
Jaroslav Serych, 1970, illustration for Japanese Tales (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Jaroslav Serych


15 Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936, cover (detail)
Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936, cover (detail)
original post: Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936 pamphlet


16 Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936, (detail) 2
Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936, (detail)
original post: Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936 pamphlet


17 Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936, (detail)
Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936, (detail)
original post: Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936 pamphlet


18 Edouard Roditi, Emperor of Midnight, cover etching by Jose Hernandez (Black Sparrow, 1974) (detail)
Edouard Roditi, Emperor of Midnight, cover etching by Jose Hernandez (Black Sparrow, 1974) (detail)
original post: Stacks of Books Crushing Me


19 Ancka Gosnik-Godec, 1964, illus. for Ela Peroci, Za Lahko Noc (detail)
Ancka Gosnik-Godec, 1964, illus. for Ela Peroci, Za Lahko Noc (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Ancka Gosnik-Godec


20 Ancka Gosnik-Godec, 1964, illus. for Ela Peroci, Za Lahko Noc (detail) 2
Ancka Gosnik-Godec, 1964, illus. for Ela Peroci, Za Lahko Noc (detail)
original post: Forgotten Illustrator: Ancka Gosnik-Godec


21 Japanese, 1921 magazine (detail)
Japanese, 1921 magazine (detail)
original post: Extraordinary early 20th century magazine covers from Japan


22 Japanese, 1922 magazine (detail)
Japanese, 1922 magazine (detail)
original post: Extraordinary early 20th century magazine covers from Japan


23 Japanese, 1924 magazine (detail)
Japanese, 1924 magazine (detail)
original post: Extraordinary early 20th century magazine covers from Japan


24 Nura, The Buttermilk Tree, 1934 (detail)
Nura, The Buttermilk Tree, 1934 (detail)
original post: The Buttermilk Tree


25 Salvador Bartolozzi, Spanish Pinnochio comic, 1920s,  (detail)
Salvador Bartolozzi, Spanish Pinnochio comic, 1920s, (detail)
original post: Salvador Bartolozzi's Pinnochio


26 Neumann, Grotesque (detail)
Otto Neumann, Grotesque (detail)
original post: Otto Neumann's Grotesques


27 Hermann Finsterlin, 1920s, erotic work
Hermann Finsterlin, 1920s, erotic work
original post: Wandering from Organ to Organ with Hermann Finsterlin

The Finsterlin (above) and Obrist (below) posts are two of my personal favorites. Check them out!


28 Hermann Obrist, Smoldering plant, ca. 1900 (pencil and charcoal) (detail)
Hermann Obrist, Smoldering plant, ca. 1900 (pencil and charcoal) (detail)
original post: Go forth and picture this: Hermann Obrist's Superior Mirage


29 Chao Fang Fang, Drunken Village (Prints from Heilongjiang, China) (detail)
Chao Fang Fang, Drunken Village (Prints from Heilongjiang, China) (detail)
original post: The Great Northern Wasteland


30 matta, tarot card (detail)
Matta, tarot illustration for Breton's Arcane 17 (detail)
original post: Arcanum

5 comments:

  1. Will, thanks for this wonderful display of brilliant illustrations! Love them all.

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  2. Wonderful set of illustrations. So inspiring.

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  3. God lives in the details ;-) Great blog!

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  4. What a great collection - thank you for posting.

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  5. Your blog, in my modest opinion, rules.
    Thanks.

    Saludos, from Argentina.

    P.D: I was looking for Lynd Ward when I found this post. The point of an iceberg, a beautiful blog, a saucer full of delicious secrets.

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