#OTD in 1940
‘Beginning The Story of Will Rogers By Mrs. Rogers’
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, October 5, 1940
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#OTD in 1907
‘Getting Rich Quick - by George Randolph Chester’ (‘The Universal Carpet Tack Company’)
Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
Cover of *The Saturday Evening Post*, Oct. 5, 1907.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #mensfashion

‘The Walls of Barad-dûr’ #Watercolor by #JRRTolkien reproduced (with the sketch of Orodruin as an inset) in *#TheLordOfTheRings 1977 Calendar* showing an east door to the fortress with Mount Doom to its west.
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It was published - as an inset to the painting of Barad-dur - in *The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar* (George Allen & Unwin) for October.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #drawings #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR

‘The beautiful girl looked out, her dark hair faintly stirred by the wind.’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #ThorntonUtz #RayBradbury

Ray Bradbury, “The Magic White Suit”
‘Strange things happened to the one who wore . . . The Magic White Suit'
*The Saturday Evening Post*, October 4, 1958
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#OTD in 1958
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‘“No,” said all five men on the sidewalk as they heard the impact.’
Illustrations by Thornton Utz (1914-1999) for ➡️
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*Art Director & Studio News*, October 1953
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #KenFagg #spaceart #rockets #aerialviews #publicity

#OTD in 1952
‘We had this lovely bungalow overlooking the harbor, and it was better than ever with Tom and me. The world looked good to us. We couldn’t bear to leave . . .’
#Illustration by Tran Mawicke (1911-1988) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #TranMawicke

Hazel Heckman (1904-2002), “Hot Pepper”
‘Cassie dearly loved excitement, and she didn’t care who she hurt to get it. The new girl looked like the perfect victim’
*Collier’s*, October 4, 1952
#HazelHeckman #FrankMcCarthy #illustrationart #illustrationartists #1950s

#OTD in 1952
‘She lay quietly across my lap and I belabored her backside with my palm. It hurt me much worse than it did her; she had a metal container in her hip pocket’.
#Illustration by #ArthurSarnoff (1912-2000) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #1950s

Artwork for a (proposed?) cover of *Fortune*. Gouache and ink on board. Ca. 1930-1941.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #ErnestHamlinBaker #FortuneCover

#Fortune for #OCTOBER 1935
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#Illustration by Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889-1975)
Cover of *Fortune*, October 1935
#FortuneCover #illustration #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #ErnestHamlinBaker #harvest #harvester #wheat #grain #farm #agriculture

#OTD in 1960
‘Indulge yourself. . .’
Illustration by John Falter (1910-1982)
Sanka
LIFE, October 3, 1960
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JohnFalter #coffee #decaf #Sanka

#OCTOBER 1956
“I knew you had some kind of a - a woman around,” she said. “I just wondered what she was like.”
#Illustration by #JoeBowler for “I wish I was joking” by Mel Heimer
*Good Housekeeping* Oct 1956
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #womensfashion #mensfashion #1950s

In #OCTOBER 1952
‘Textiles . . . and The National City Bank of New York’
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#Illustration by Clarence H. Carter (1904-2000)
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #textiles #ClarenceCarter
‘Wonderful things are happening in the textile industry today. After four ➡️

In #OCTOBER 1951
‘Petroleum ... and The National City Bank of New York’
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#Illustration by Ned M. Seidler (1922-2007)
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #NedSeidler #petroleum #oilfield #refinery #Citibank
‘No nation can hope for leadership in today’s world without ➡️

a tough assignment: “Cut rising production costs in the textile industry by finding a faster way to scour fabrics!” ...’
Mathiesen Chemicals. October 1946.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TonyRavielli #industrialsublime #textileindustry #textiles #Mathiesen

In #OCTOBER 1946
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‘A 60-foot Robot that talks Business’
Illustration by Tony Ravielli (1916-1997)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TonyRavielli #industrialsublime
‘Once again Mathiesen gave its engineers ➡️

#OTD in 1943
“Task Begun on Island X”
Illustration by Stevan Dohanos (1907-1994)
Caterpillar Diesel, 3 October 1943
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #StevanDohanos #WW2 #SouthPacific #Caterpillar #AmericanArt