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blurring the lines

by Art Chantry yesterday a new friend gave me an old victrola – a beautiful cabinet model in a horizontal consul and all the fittings (even the tone arm is brass!) it’s a gorgeous thing ( thank you, sonya!) inside … Continue reading

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free men

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) A couple we didn’t get to for Black History Month. But we aren’t waiting another year. Shouldn’t every month be Black History Month? … In this case, a 78 RPM … Continue reading

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you can call him AL

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003)! It seemed the native St. Louisan had always been part of the firmament of the New York illustration scene and the theatre circle—his career having lasted for such a long span and being the … Continue reading

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whimsically condemned

Jesee Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ) The Condemned of Altona (cover and spine-treatment) Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 Design, Illustration + Typography: Paul Rand (1914-1996) In most cases allowing a designer to redraw the company colophon (in this … Continue reading

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time out

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) S. Neil Fujita (1921-2010)! A book cover and especially an LP designer, S. (for Sadamitsu) Neil Fujita was a formidable and versatile graphic artist whose work is truly due for … Continue reading

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powers that are

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) The Beast MacFadden, 1964 Illustration: Richard M. Powers (1921-1996) Despite a monograph of his paintings that was published a decade ago (The Art of Richard Powers; Paper Tiger, 2001), … Continue reading

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free men

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) MLK DAY Cover of the Day : In this case, a 78 RPM album cover—when they actually were albums—of the great baritone (and great at most everything else: athlete, … Continue reading

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d.s. martin

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Jazz at the Philharmonic, 78 album Stinson (Asch) Records, 1946 Illustration and Design: David Stone Martin (1913-1992) According to Squidoo’s entry on the topic: “The first Jazz at the … Continue reading

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yodel cha cha

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is one of my all time favorite thrift store record finds. to begin with, the cover is by the incomparable burt goldblatt. burt has been largely overlooked by design history and i think … Continue reading

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vixen traps: set them if it ain’t selling

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) when i first spotted this LP in the goodwill “next stop is the dumpster” section, i did one of those ‘designer double-takes’. i saw the color and the wacky bad type. that’s usually where my … Continue reading

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