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Jon Whitcomb illustration ad pin it 1958

A Mothers Day Of Beauty

As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went.  I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence

Jon Whitcomb illustration ad pin it 1958

A Mothers Day Of Beauty

As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went.  I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence

Vintage illustration Cosmo 1977

Heartbreak and the Boston Marathon 1979

The tragedy at the recent Boston Marathon jogged my memory back to another Marathon nearly 36 years ago, where the only heartbreak spoken about concerned the challenge of running Boston’s Heartbreak Hill. It was a cold drizzly day in Boston

Vintage illustration Cosmo 1977

Heartbreak and the Boston Marathon 1979

The tragedy at the recent Boston Marathon jogged my memory back to another Marathon nearly 36 years ago, where the only heartbreak spoken about concerned the challenge of running Boston’s Heartbreak Hill. It was a cold drizzly day in Boston

vintage magazine Boston Marathon 1979

Boston Marathon Remembered

Our thoughts and prayers are with those injured and lost at the Boston Marathon tragedy. You Might enjoy Heartbreak at the Boston Marathon 1979

vintage magazine Boston Marathon 1979

Boston Marathon Remembered

Our thoughts and prayers are with those injured and lost at the Boston Marathon tragedy. You Might enjoy Heartbreak at the Boston Marathon 1979

picture 1950s housewife shopping

Mom’s Suburban Supermarket Adventures

One day while flipping through a 3 year old, dog-eared magazine while waiting for her hair to dry at the Glam-A- Rama Beauty Parlor, my mid-century Mom happened upon an article in the May 1955 issue of Better Living Magazine

picture 1950s housewife shopping

Mom’s Suburban Supermarket Adventures

One day while flipping through a 3 year old, dog-eared magazine while waiting for her hair to dry at the Glam-A- Rama Beauty Parlor, my mid-century Mom happened upon an article in the May 1955 issue of Better Living Magazine

vintage ad goodyearairship illustration 1945

Goodyear’s Flights of Fancy

Goodyear had bigger things in mind for their blimps after their service in WWII than to photograph sporting events. When it came to post-war promises in America, the sky was the limit. Picture your post-war self cruising to Paris in

vintage ad goodyearairship illustration 1945

Goodyear’s Flights of Fancy

Goodyear had bigger things in mind for their blimps after their service in WWII than to photograph sporting events. When it came to post-war promises in America, the sky was the limit. Picture your post-war self cruising to Paris in

Greetings from Hurricane Sandy

Thank you all for enjoying my blog. Because of the devastation of  Hurricane Sandy  I am without  electricity and power  so will be unable to post any new blog posts  for several days.  

Greetings from Hurricane Sandy

Thank you all for enjoying my blog. Because of the devastation of  Hurricane Sandy  I am without  electricity and power  so will be unable to post any new blog posts  for several days.  

Time magazine cover George Romney 1959

The Tale of Two Romneys

Once upon a time there roamed a Romney who challenged not only the conventional wisdom of the day but the Giant Oil companies as well Unlike his son Mitt who has fueled his campaign coffers with millions from the oil

Time magazine cover George Romney 1959

The Tale of Two Romneys

Once upon a time there roamed a Romney who challenged not only the conventional wisdom of the day but the Giant Oil companies as well Unlike his son Mitt who has fueled his campaign coffers with millions from the oil

Romney and the Retro Working Girl

It’s back to the future with Mitt Romney. His outdated views of women could fill a binder and are as dated as these retro images are. Romney’s agenda would drag women back to the 50s on everything from health care

Romney and the Retro Working Girl

It’s back to the future with Mitt Romney. His outdated views of women could fill a binder and are as dated as these retro images are. Romney’s agenda would drag women back to the 50s on everything from health care

art collage by Sally Edelstein appropriated vintage images

Oils Well That Ends Well

American Crusaders OMG! With  our all American can do optimism and a resounding chorus of Onward Christian soldiers, Americans have flexed our formidable global muscles, confident that our take-charge performance would be gladly received wherever we went. In God We

art collage by Sally Edelstein appropriated vintage images

Oils Well That Ends Well

American Crusaders OMG! With  our all American can do optimism and a resounding chorus of Onward Christian soldiers, Americans have flexed our formidable global muscles, confident that our take-charge performance would be gladly received wherever we went. In God We

art collage appropriated vintage images

Art in the Age of Political Absurdity

Just in time for election season, please join me at the opening reception of Party Headquarters Art in The Age of Political Absurdity at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, in NYC  where my piece “Oils Well That Ends Well”  will be

art collage appropriated vintage images

Art in the Age of Political Absurdity

Just in time for election season, please join me at the opening reception of Party Headquarters Art in The Age of Political Absurdity at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, in NYC  where my piece “Oils Well That Ends Well”  will be