![]() ![]() Despite labels like these, Mahlon Blaine, 1920s book illustrator and pen-and-ink maestro, campaigned for 'freedom of art' against 'dysenteric hypocrites' who proclaimed 'beauty is obscene.' He mixed his commercial success with an underground vocation of creating 'playful drawings - sly dancing thoughts that would delight all men blest with the godly gift of laughter.'" This is a print-on-demand title. Ribald, risque, bawdy, naughty, salacious - take your pick. From newspaper cartoons, to menus, to Hollywood set design, to a 5-year award-winning vocation in New York book and magazine illustration, he was rarely without a pencil, pen, or brush in his hand. Included are over 100 Blaine illustrations and photographs (most previously unpublished, unearthed from the vaults of collectors and friends). Mahlon Blaine had a 50-year bumpy career as an artist. From rugged Oregon to silent Hollywood to bustling NYC’s skyscraper canyons he befriends John Steinbeck, Woody. Exploring his friendships with the famous and infamous in bohemian San Francisco, pre-talkies Hollywood and other-worldly New York City, this (self)portrait paints the struggles and triumphs of an artist truly committed to his unique singular vision. A one-eyed Jazz Age artist eludes suicide (unlike his perfect model) and, haunted by this nude muse, clings to a 50-year rollercoaster of elation and despair. ![]() Cover artwork by: Mahlon Blaine "An historical novel that takes a rollicking ride through one-eyed Mahlon Blaine's adventures and experiences as an early 20th-Century illustrator. ![]() Condición: Trade paperback, New, Mahlon Blaine Ilustrador. ![]()
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