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Will Rogers Tiny House Photograph Collection Jim Linderman
Will Rogers Tiny House!
Will Rogers was born in 1879 and passed away in 1935.
The tiny house is mentioned in a 1942 newspaper article, so it existed then. I've seen another snapshot supposedly from 1939. The house (actually a sign) welcomed visitors to Dog Iron Ranch in Indian Territory Oklahoma. It replicates the house in which Will Rogers was born.
Mr. Rogers was one- fourth Cherokee Native American and his father was a Cherokee Judge. He dropped out of school in the tenth grade, and as a very young man, Will had already traveled to (and worked) in Argentina and South Africa. He was the first civilian to fly from coast to coast.
He was, of course and famously a Democrat, but in 1928 ran a mock campaign for the presidency on the "Anti-Bunk" ticket. He declared himself the winner, and resigned the same day.
The famous "I never met a man I didn't like" was a reference to Leon Trotsky.
While best known for his speaking voice, he made over 30 silent films.
A genuine hero. Wiki is HERE
Snapshot circa 1939 of the tiny Will Rogers house welcomes visitors to his hometown. Collection Jim Linderman.
The Birth of Rock and Roll number five in the Dull Tool Dim Bulb Series. Collection Jim Linderman
The High and Ho of Weegee Bernard Bailey High Magazine and Ho Magazine from Periodical House Publish Weegee's Poison Portraits
Bailey did have the good taste to either hire, or purchase, a considerable amount of Weegee's more experimental work. Distortions and treatments. They are titled "Poison Portraits" and Weegee's Weirdies" and they are that..
"In 1980 Weegee's widow, Wilma Wilcox, Sidney Kaplan, Aaron Rose and Larry Silver formed The Weegee Portfolio Incorporated to create an exclusive collection of photographic prints made from Weegee’s original negatives. As a bequest, Wilma Wilcox donated the entire Weegee archive - 16,000 photographs and 7,000 negatives to the International Center of Photography in New York. This 1993 gift became the source for several exhibitions and books include "Weegee's World" edited Miles Barth (1997) and "Unknown Weegee" edited by Cynthia Young (2006). The first and largest exhibition was the 329-image "Weegee's World: Life, Death and the Human Drama," brought forth in 1997. It was followed in 2002 by "Weegee's Trick Photography," a show of distorted or otherwise caricatured images, and four years later by "Unknown Weegee," a survey that emphasized his more benign, post-tabloid photographs. In 2012 ICP opened another Weegee exhibition titled, "Murder is my Business". Also in 2012, exhibition called "Weegee: The Naked City" opened at Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow"
Bailey's narrow magazines are bound well and not easily mashed onto my scanner…but let's take a look at some obscurities by Arthur Felig. Weegee's Weirdies is listed in the bibliography of his works HERE, but Weegee's Poison Portraits seems not to be, so here you go.
Bernard Bailey, editor and art director of High and Ho is a bit more obscure, but like many folks working in the golden age of smut, came from the comic book environment. I'll say it again...Kefauver was right. He was an artist who worked for both DC comics and Atlas, which eventually became Marvel. His bio is HERE.
Not much has been published about his connection with High and Ho. Interestingly, High turned into a normal sized magazine after the tall experiment, but it didn't last much longer. Both magazines are chock-full of now prominent artists, photographers and models. Bernard had good taste, if not business sense.
Photography Books by the author include The Birth of Rock and Roll, Take Me to the Water and In Situ American Folk Art in Place.
Photographs by Weegee / INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Somewhat Anatomically Correct Man on a String Folk Art Carving Articulated Limberjack
Somewhat Anatomically Correct Man on a String Folk Art Carving circa 1930
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The Birth of Rock and Roll Number 4 from Dull Tool Dim Bulb
Untitled Original Color Slide circa 1950 collection Jim Linderman
BIG Antique Folk Art Sculpture Articulated Figure of a Ballerina Puppet Collection Jim Linderman
Collection Jim Linderman
Al Mohler Rustic Painter of Slabs of Wood
Did you ever wonder the story behind those paintings on slices of wood which are essential for a rustic cabin in the woods? Brother to the saw paintings, and sister to the slate paintings for sale in Jackson Square, New Orleans? Here's the guy! It's AL MOHLER and his wooden slab paintings!
If you follow this blog (gosh…6 years now) you know I love to elevate the lesser to the greater. So let's look at the king of the knotty pine painters! He picked an unusual medium, but he used it half-a century and created a serious body of work.
A Minnesota master, like most folk art painters Al painted on anything, but the most familiar are the oval shaped pieces of pine. He would paint animals for the most part. The bigger the better, and the Al Mohler tribute site mentions a painting of a bear on a slab 39 inches across! THAT is a big slice of tree. He did small ones too, and the little one here shows the reverse. Look for the authentic Al Mohler studio stamp. His career lasted over 50 years.
There is a creepy, right wing evangelist named Albert Mohler spreading ignorant venom around the south currently…needless to say that ain't the guy. I am going to guess the Al Mohler we are interested in here was a wonderful man who loved everyone and brought considerable joy into the world with his paintings.
Mohler sold his paintings from the little studio with the big sign shown in my photo above! I am hoping the photo is worth more than his paintings, but I doubt it. They are collected, and it seems every one on ebay sells.
The go to guy for Al Mohler paintings is Kirk Schnitker who runs the Al Mohler Art site from which I took the lovely logo here. He will do appraisals, may from time to time have work for sale and is documenting the work. Check out his site HERE.
Original photograph of Al Mohler and his studio Collection Jim Linderman
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Wheaties Meets Tony the Tiger in a Bizzare Art Breakfast of Champions Snapshot collection Jim Linderman
Original Snapshot circaa 1950? Collection Jim Linderman
A Book I Worked on Being Repaired at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Holiday PARTY PLAY Cocktail Napkins
Stuck at home with the family? While you check flight status, here is a few things to keep you all friendly while under the same roof.
Party Play Cocktail Napkins Har Va Corp. 1954
The Birth of Rock and Roll Holiday Edition
Number three in the series The Birth of Rock and Roll comes from Cleveland, so I finally have to agree with the choice to locate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame there! Undated, but certainly 1940 or earlier, an obvious trouble-maker participates in planning for the Thanksgiving dance! I hope it got out of hand. An unusual early photograph of desegregated dance for the kids! On the reverse the person I HOPE chooses the music is identified as "Pete Owens African-American Young Man" at Thomas Edison High School Cleveland Ohio. It comes from a photo book, but I am going to guess it was taken for the High School Yearbook.
Original Snapshot Undated Collection Jim Linderman
Antique Folk Art Jesus Sculpture
Antique Folk Art Jesus Sculpture 11" Tall collection Jim Linderman
(Also posted on old time religion the blog)
Hell Money of the Slain President Kennedy Hell Bank Note
A John F. Kennedy Hell Bank Note! "Hell Money" is a traditional Chinese offering to the dead. Hell dollars are burned as ceremonial offerings at funerals and near the graves of the departed. In this case, a Hell note which I assume dates to 1963 replaces the Jade Emperor. This looks like play money, but it's the real deal. I don't know how many were produced as tributes to the fallen president, and I see them for sale on ebay now. The Wiki story of Hell Money is HERE.
John. F. Kennedy Hell Bank Note circa 1963? Collection Jim Linderman
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Michigan Squiggle Street Photograph Republican Road Repair
Michigan, with a millionaire, former venture capitalist Republican Governor, "can't afford" to fix the roads, so they tar them up and hope your car suspension isn't remembered at election time. He isn't the worst politician, but he sure isn't the best. I would vote for Mark Schauer, a Democrat in the upcoming election anyway, but now that I was gifted this photograph, It's a definite. Maybe HE can fix the roads.
I hope his campaign uses this photo in an ad…and the incumbent, who can well afford to buy me a new set of tires, will hear from me too.
Original Digital Photograph 2013 by Kate Bloomquist
Spark Magazine Magazines Aren't what they Used to Be (continuing series)
Magazines aren't what they used to be.
Two issues of Spark, one of numerous Life magazine imitators which didn't last as long.
Spark 1940s
Mexican Comic Book Fantasia Horror Mystery and Gore Which Knows No Border!
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| Fantasia Ad circa 1954 Scanned by Dull Tool Dim Bulb |
- Fantasia from Mexico! Mexican Comic Book Graphic Novel Fantasia
- There was a
Fantasia not produced by Disney, and it was a comic book which came from
south of the Rio Grande. This one had "all the imagination of the most
extraordinary and rapporteurs of the fantastic real, poured in..."
according to the pitch and my translator. From the illustrations I can
believe it. A graphic novel or comic book from Mexico circa 1954. I
don't find a copy on my least favorite auction site, but I had to scroll
through plenty of hits for the one in which Mickey runs from brooms.
Horror, Mystery, Fantasy and Reality you will find on the creepy pages of Fantasia! It makes me want a time machine and a border pass to go find some issues. 60 years ago. I don't know if the Mexican comic book industry had a "golden age" but it seems the illustrations are universal, as these resemble all those Dr. Wertham found offensive. Gore knows no border!
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Tintype Occupational An Actor
Tintype Photograph circa 1870 Collection Jim Linderman
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