Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Funny, Funky Days of the Early 1970s

Some more images from the funny, funky days of the early 1970s.

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When viewed as a snapshot of a specific period in illustration, the widespread appearance of this type of cartoony art...

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... in all its minor variations...

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is almost overwhelming.

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It very nearly seems to have been the only illustrative alternative to photography at the time - especially in advertising.

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A lot of the credit for its popularity must go to the ripple effect of Heinz Edelmann's work on the Beatle's Yellow Submarine animated film...

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... but I have a sneaking suspicion that many illustrators and art directors would lay most of the credit at the feet of one group of artists at one specific studio.

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We'll investigate this further... tomorrow.



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