illustration art in the 1920’s
Thought I’d follow up on the 20’s posts with some period examples of the lowly peoples art of illustration. Never mind that the illustration is usually considered something beneath the crowning heights of fine art, in spite of the fact that illustration in the 20’s not only paralleled developments in fine art but anticipated beforehand, many of the ideas and did so in a fashion more easily accessible and understood by the masses of the population. Its no wonder that this era of illustration is now thought of as the golden age of illustration, between as it were, the full realization of photography and the demands of a new emerging modern consumer culture.
Enjoy these:
Cole Phillips, Girl Reading, 1925
Marjory Woodbury, McCallum Sik Hosery, 1920
Herbert Paus, Popular Science, 1929
Jorge Darradas, ABC Magazine, 1921
F.X. Leyendecker, Life Magazine, 1922
Unknown artist, Garden Magazine,1924
Unknown artist, Vanity Fair, 1925
Cole Phillips, Life magazine, 1929
Unknown artist, A new Way of Living, 1929
Jorge Darradas, ABC Magazine, 1921
Herbert Paus, Popular Science, 1929
Maxfield Parrish, Grand Canyon of the Colorado, 1927
Unknown artist, perfume advertisement, 1920’s
Leon Benigini, 1920’s
Unknown artist, Vogue Magazine, 1920
December 15th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
These are great – very evocative. Remniscent of the psychadelic rock art of the 60’s and 70’s. Wes Wilson, Rick Griffin, Alton Kelly were perhaps inspired by the 20’s era illustrations and experiments…
The Cole Phillips Life cover could have been a rock album cover or concert poster.
December 17th, 2010 at 2:22 am
I wrote a thesis on “The Roarin 20’s” back in college. These pictures bring back memories, thanks for the post!
-Jordan S.