Showing posts with label 1938. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1938. Show all posts

Monday, February 11, 2013

Jon Whitcomb ~ CADILLAC

Sometimes derided, oft-imitated but never equaled, these 1938~1940 Cadillac ads showcase Jon Whitcomb's signature style known as the "Big Car School of Illustration."












Thursday, September 27, 2012

Wines, Spirits, and Good Living (upgrade)

Scribner's: Wines, Spirits, and Good Living by G. Selmer Fougner
drawings by Robert Fawcett

July 1938


October 1938


RF

February 1939



Sunday, September 23, 2012

Saturday, March 10, 2012

R.F. • W.S.&G.L. 1938

or: Wine, Spirits, and Good Living
Scribner's May~December 1938

Scribner's Magazine - From May 1938 to May 1939 (the final issue) Robert Fawcett provided the header illustration for the column Wine, Spirits, and Good Living by G. Selmer Fougner.









Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Robert Fawcett • MURDER

Is a Fact (parts i~iv)
Scribner's, May~August 1938

1938 marked the beginning of Robert Fawcett's mature work; free confident lines, agressive use of tone, unique staging, characters assuming subtle poses and nuanced expressions, all carefully spiced with bold caricatures and the occasional flamboyant gesture!