Monday, April 23, 2007
Illustration: 1930s Colliers Illustrations
This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for more jaw dropping examples of classic illustration.

Yesterday, we had a wonderful surprise. Archive supporter Kent Butterworth stopped by lugging eight huge bound volumes under his arm. They were library copies of Colliers magazine from the late 1940s and early 1950s. He donated them to our library so folks who stop by can browse the amazing illustrations and cartoons. Thanks, Kent!
Here are a few images from the June 5th, 1948 issue... Check out the amazing illustrations for mundane products like outboard motors and golf balls! Magazines today can't compare.










Here's a batch of advertisements from the mid-1930s Colliers magazines loaned to us for digitization by archive supporter Mike Fontinelli. I don't know about you, but after looking over these great magazines, I have the urge to go out and buy a 1936 Terraplane!














If you enjoyed this post, check out... John Held Jr.'s Flappers, Arthur Szyk's The New Order and Artzybasheff's Neurotica, Machinalia and Diablerie.
Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
3.14.09
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6 Comments:
Eyeyiyiyiyi! These are great! If only there was a magazine like that now! I wonder what happened to Colliers? Anyway, congrats to Steve and Gary!
These are great Steve. Keep it up. I love the old days of illustrations used in magazines.
All of these are great - but I love that Robinson Crusoe illustration.
Thanks, Gary!
- Corbett
Thanks, Corbett and Eddie. I done seen my duty and I dood it! Gratzi to Steve for posting all my crap. C-ya.
Great period for illustrations. More like these please !
Astonishing!!
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