"Children hear them, see them, know them; See the things the fairies show themHarlequin in magic poses." From the 1923 Commedia play: The Harlequinade, by Dion Clayton Caltrop and Granville Barker. The painting is "Carnevale di Arlecchino" by Joan Miro. Both seem to be kicking up some new ideas for the new novel…which fairly soon must […]
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In writing a post on bookplates, I was reminded that one of my favorite bookplate artists is Adolf Born, a Czech painter and illustrator who in addition to creating some very funny bookplates has also produced a wealth of prints, lithographs, and wonderful illustrations.. Almost everything Born does has a wry sense of humor that
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I am so happy to be able to share photos of this wonderful lampshade my grandfather Pierre Ménager painted in 1945. I love the way the figures circle the shade, the rich colors — even after so many years, and just the humor and élan of the piece. Many thanks to Pinky Werner (whose parents
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Frank McIntosh is famous for his glorious art deco covers for Asia Magazine, which was popular from the 1920s to the 1940s. My mother had a collection of the magazines when she was younger — and sliced off the covers to keep as art. I found them (yes…on the endless “every box must be opened and
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I almost forgot about this little drawing which my grandfather drew in one of his letters…makes me want to forget email, forget text-messages, and return to the art of illustrated letters. His spelling in English was whimsical, but I loved his handwriting with its bold flourishes and the margins (sometimes even the middle of
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I never cease to be amazed at the ability of the internet to suddenly draw connections between people. Yesterday I posted examples of my grandfather's marginal drawings from a letter dated 1962. And that night I received an email with a photograph of a painting made by Pierre Ménager in 1962. It was commissioned by
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