Saturday, February 22, 2014

That Old Gang of Mine




This cover, from 1923, resembles a motion picture lobby card in the way it is compartmentalized. I like how artist Malcolm Perret filled the lower left corner with an Art Deco swash for the dapper fellow to stand on. Also notice the drawing of the card game-- even though Prohibition was in full effect, the Old Gang appears to be drinking some bootleg booze.

And speaking of dapper guys, gotta love those "Beau Brummels of Song Land"!

All the names written on this cover suggest it was passed around a lot.