Comments on: Illustrations by Jim Flora

By: visualingual

visualingual — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:04:11 +0000

Andy, your tiki vibe is not far off! Check out Flora's records covers as well; it's fun stuff.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:04:25 +0000

I’m going to assume the pix here are from http://jimflora.com, but for those reading that haven’t visited his site (hosted by the indelible Irwin Chusid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Chusid), you need to check it out – great reading and a piece of Cincinnati history usually overlooked. Be sure to read the Flora blog for more detail (http://jimflora.blogspot.com/).
I also wrote a short corresponding article awhile ago on the stalwarts of the Art Academy…
http://acincinnatihistory.blogspot.com/2008/02/art-academy-of-old.html

By: CityKin

CityKin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:50:06 +0000

Thanks for posting Maya, I had never heard of him.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:12:13 +0000

I thought this looked distinctly mid-century when I saw it. I have a penchant for illustration that fills the space very densely but is aware of the size of the paper. The black and white drawing almost looks like it belongs in a basement tiki lounge.