With Cortes the
conqueror (1917), by Virginia Watson. The book was illustrated by the
great American artist Frank Earle Schoonover (1877-1972). Schoonover
studied under Howard Pyle.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Sweet Kitsch
Too Late (1884) by the
British painter Herbert Gustave Carmichael Schmalz (1856-1935). A
Greek hero comes back from war but his great love, the princess or
the queen has died. Sweet cheesy drama!
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Good old Times
The City Gate by the
English painter Ralph Hedley (1848-1913). Headley was a realist
painter, woodcarver and illustrator, best known for his paintings
portraying scenes of everyday life.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Advertising with History
Making Palmolive 3,000
Years Ago (1920) by the Hungarian-born artist Willy Pogany
(1882-1955). Pogany was a prolific illustrator of children's,
magazines, further he did advertising and murals.