Montreal cartoonist Jacques Boivin and I were correspondents from 1985-1993. Although Jacques is an amazing and talented artist, I chiefly remember him for his struggle against Canadian customs. I've included just a few of the articles he sent in the early 1990s. You serious researchers will have to enlarge the images in order to read most of them.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Comix Files: Jacques Boivin and Canadian Free Speech
Ciribiribin
From 1935 with a stripped down Art Deco cover.
Yup, the ol' Yeast Foam Program. That title sure has a nice ring to it, eh?
Labels:
A. Pestalozza,
Calumet Music Co.,
Ciribiribin,
Jan Garber,
Jerry Castillo,
sheet music,
Yeast Foam Program
The Comix Files: Greg Blair
Greg Blair of Emporia, Kansas sent me a number of original graphics during our 1983-1984 correspondence. Here's a sample.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Penny Serenade
Nice cover on this 1938 piece, but the illustrator's name has been cut off by the printer. The back cover has some fun ads.
Labels:
Guy Lombardo,
Hal Hallifax,
Melle Weersma,
Penny Serenade,
Shapiro Bernstein & Co.,
sheet music
Favorite Movie Quotes: La vita è bella = Life is Beautiful
Nancy Sinatra Sings Bacharach
The Comix Files: Jamie Berggren
Minicomix artist Jamie Berggren originally wrote to me from Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1989 but at some point he moved to Girdwood, Alaska. He produced a minicomic called Jambo in 1990. In one letter Jamie tries his hand at drawing Morty the Dog.
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair (I Dream of Jeanie)
An artist known simply as "NPS" illustrated this 1939 sheet music with simple lines. I like the minimalist portrayal of the landscape. Dale Evans is shown early in her career, long before she hooked up with Roy Rogers.
Labels:
Calumet Music Co.,
Dale Evans,
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair (I Dream of Jeanie),
NPS (illustrator),
Stephen Foster
Donna Loren Sings Bacharach (1982)
The Comix Files: Steve Beaupre
Steve Beaupre and I had a brief correspondence in the early 1980s. Based in Hudson, Massachusetts, Steve was a co-editor with Steve Lafler in the Buzzard series. I liked the way Beaupre decorated the margins of his letters.
That Beautiful Home of the Rose
This 1922 piece from Portland, Oregon is another rare example of Pacific Northwest sheet music. Unfortunately all that I have from this collection is the front cover and verso images. The cover artist is not credited.
Labels:
Adelaide Dorothy Graham,
C.S. West,
Portland Oregon,
sheet music,
That Beautiful Home of the Rose
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Donna Loren Sings Bacharach (1964)
The Comix Files: Lynda Barry
Lynda and I actually corresponded quite a bit in the 1970s, but a lot of it vanished throughout my many moves in that era. However, a few bits have survived. These are from 1975-1979. Lynda had sent me a photo of herself, taken in 1975, and cut out her face for reasons mysterious.
As I recall the postcard was hand-delivered.
As I recall the postcard was hand-delivered.
Favorite Movie Quotes: The Last Castle
"Any man with a collection like this is a man who's never set foot on a battlefield. To him a minié ball from Shiloh is just an artifact. But to a combat vet, it's a hunk of metal that caused some poor bastard a world of pain."
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Barcarolle (From Tales of Hoffman)
Labels:
Barcarolle (From Tales of Hoffman),
Calumet Music Co.,
Jaques Offenbach,
Jerry Castillo,
Phil Baker,
sheet music
The Merseybeats Sing Bacharach
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