![]() ![]() 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. Included are over 100 Blaine illustrations and photographs (most previously unpublished, unearthed from the vaults of collectors and friends). 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Mahlon Blaine’s Blooming Bally Bloody Book/5(16). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. 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. Mahlon Blaine’s Blooming Bally Bloody Book Kindle edition by Trenary, Roland, Blaine, Mahlon, Trenary, Roland. The only monograph on the artist so far published is The Art of Mahlon Blaine (Peregrine Books, 1982), and this wonderful book, which includes a deep insight into the artist by his colleague Gershon Legman, contains a good cross-section of Blaine's colour and b-&-w art and an excellent bibliography of Blaine books compiled by Roland Trenary. ![]() ![]() Condition: Trade paperback, New, Mahlon Blaine (illustrator). ![]()
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