Tag Archives: nathan gluck

its about ideas: language of graphic design

by Art Chantry: i found this mag and snagged it immediately. i ASSUMED it was an early warhol magazine cover (done for the infamous “draw binky” ‘Famous Artists Correspondence School” magazine partly owned by norman rockwell, no less!) but, when … Continue reading

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past the midway point

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: LIFE DURING WARTIME: A selection of my WWII (and one WWI) cover designs. In many cases history books (especially military or war) call for BIG type, and often big, generic type which to me is a shame. … 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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name on the door: neck of the corpse

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) there’s so much stuff written about andy warhol, that it seems impossible to pop any new perspective about him info into a small FB essay like this. but, not much is written about his early … Continue reading

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banana: electrical and not approved

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) take a look. “the man” did not have a CLUE how to sell this thing. unbelievable. when i repeated “advertising makes it happen”, i sure didn’t mean advertising THIS stupid. makes ya wanna cry…. try … Continue reading

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warhol and the studio system: muse driven?

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) this is one of those artifacts that has left me awed and puzzled ever since i found this copy back in around 1980. it’s official title is “andy warhol’s index (book)” . i guess the last … Continue reading

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thrown ups: winning the cultural explosion

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) After the ‘grunge explosion’ died out and the dust settled, there were, in reality, only a very few people who actually became long term successful. the number of actual “millionaires” could be counted on the fingers … Continue reading

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rat fink

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) ED ROTH (given the name”big daddy” by one of his model kit clients) is one of those iconic pop culture figures of the last half-century. there is an awful lot of things that we take for … Continue reading

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out of gluck

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) my old pal, nathan gluck, was a man of many wonders. one of the more intriguing aspects to his long life was the odd fact that, back in the 1950′s, he worked as a young andrew … Continue reading

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