Image: Library of Congress
So lovely.
“Seven models populate a fake beach in this Serge Balkin photograph, which appeared in the December 1946 Glamour. They wear the latest summer fashions, from swimsuits and skirts to sandals. The kitschy set gives this work a sense of 1940s-era humor.”
“Photographer Anton Bruehl turned Vanity Fair’s March 1933 cover into a picnic scene with mugs of foam-capped beer on a red and white–checked tablecloth and the magazine’s title spelled above in bits of pretzel.”
Both prints can be bought at the Conde Nast Store.
Purchased at The Brimfield Market from the amazing vendor I profiled here. These were funny comics you’d send to your boys over seas with the intention to embarrass him a bit in from of the other soldiers with a very large lady on the envelope. This is the first of four very prized possessions. I love the drawing style.
Click here to see the rest of The World Famous Newswheel GI Cartoons Vol. 1