Famous artists, when they weren't painting the covers for the magazines, paid their bills by doing art for advertisers. Some of the things they did can stand up with the best of their covers, and much of it is fascinating today for what it tells us about life and popular culture of the past. This is a small door that opens up into a very large cathedral of art.
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A noxious weed, and an important part of the American economy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, tobacco advertising paid for many an editorial lunch and kept lots of artists employed.
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Advertisements for meat, corn flakes, candy bars, flour, beer, wine, spirits, broccoli, peanut butter: Here they are.
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Automobile ads kept magazines going through good times and hard. High-ticket items, they could afford to pay for color reproduction when that was too expensive for most other products. Everybody knows something about cars! Some of these ads were created by the best artists in the business. And some of them are just fun to look at as nostalgia; or, if you prefer, ancient history. Trucks here, too. Also wagons and carriages. If you like these, check out this great website of scans of...
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Clothing and fashions pay the bills at our department stores and shopping malls. We pay the bills for our clothing and fashions. And advertisements in magazines told us what we were going to buy (or make), and why.
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Here we find pulps devoted to the adventurous thrills that all their readers hoped might be theirs some day, or else just lived vicariously in the thrilling dreams of others. Danger! Warfare! Frontiers! Mysterious messages and treacherous missions against hopeless odds!
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Begun in 1910 as a way for publisher Ridgway to tap into a new market, it specialized in stories of danger and thrills. At this time other pulp and popular magazines contained a wide variety of stories ranging from danger to romance (even when these are not the same thing). Its creation was a logical response to the success of pulps like ARGOSY, which by 1910 were selling hundreds of thousands of copies of each issue; but the focus on adventure was something new. It survived, in one form or...
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Mainstays of the advertising pages were personal items such as toiletries, beauty aids, perfumes, bath and facial soaps, and the like. Human interactions are important: Flowers, cards, notes.
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Here are the ads for the common everyday household things you need to have around to keep the place clean and running. And also the objects of beauty that make life worthwhile. A little bit of decoration, a little bit of dirt removal.
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The (undated) first issue of Hugh Hefner's revolutionary magazine, the one with the famous center spread of Marilyn Monroe. Artist: Source: eBay seller powerangers Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Men's Magazines, Playboy, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage...
Art prints have been around as long as printing has been around. Film, movies, cinema, as an art that moves, only a short time, but fully the memory of living humans. Books and magazines have been the subject of ads as long as the memory of humankind. Or so it would seem. Not only did magazines run ads for themselves and for other titles from the same publisher, they often ran ads for totally unconnected magazine titles. Sometimes they sold the space to the other publisher, and sometimes they...
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Audio, and early video, and records, and entertainment. The beginnings of an industry that is still with us, slowly engulfing (or being engulfed by) the computer industry.
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Health and medicine ads have supported numberless magazines over the years. Some publishers refused patent medicine ads, and some got rich on them. Ditto for equipment, which can range from something as straightforward as crutches to something as questionable and as "Violet Rays". Techniques can be as simple as yoga and as complex as sequestration in a private hospital.
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Build a transportation system, and people and things will travel. Here are ads for all things related.
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Magazines aimed at men. A lot of cheesecake and spicy stuff, with a lot of adventure and sweat. You know what you're looking for here.
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Ad for Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes, from the May, 1915 issue of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. This looks like one of J. C. Leyendecker's paintings for Kellogg's.
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Food and Beverages, Breakfast!, child, spooning
Pens and pencils and paper and office supplies. Now we have major national chains providing these materials to the end consumer. Back in the day we needed to see ads like these to decide what to buy. Hey, we still do.
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Advertisements for outdoor and indoor sports and equipment for them. Guns, rods, racquets, balls; the list is endless.
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This archive is about art in vintage magazines, but there weren't actually that many vintage magazines about art and design. Even if you throw Antiques into the pot, the number is small. Don't worry; it may be small, but what's here will be of great interest.
Topics: magazine art, design, art
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There were at least three issues of this pulp, but even the experts don't have much to say about it, except "rare to very rare".
Topics: Rare Pulps, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage advertisements
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Young man and woman sailing rapidly across the frozen lake in an iceboat. Artist: Source: ebay seller powerangers Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Youth, Children, and Kids' Magazines, St. Nicholas, romance, sport, speed, competition, wind, cold,...
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Woman in harlequin-like pattern, holding black parasol and with purple and black ostrich feather in her hat, stands displaying the fashions. Title: "Golden Jubilee Number: Fifty years ago Ebenezer Butterick invented the First Paper Pattern and founded the Great Fashion House which bears his name."
Topics: Women's Magazines, Delineator, Carl Kleinschmidt
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39 home workshop projects; complete plans for 15 foot canoe. Source: Grenville Abernethy, who sells on eBay as banjoflier, and has an eBay store as "model aviation magazines".
Topics: Science and Technology Magazines, Mechanix Illustrated, magazine covers, vintage magazines,...
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Artist: Franklin Booth Source: eBay seller ThomasC at American Art Archives, which also has its own wonderful website about American illustrators
Topics: Humor Magazines, Life, the humor magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Mary Collins Source: eBay seller unclecrickey, via Croaker
Topics: Men's Magazines, See, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage advertisements
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Madman enjoys putting naked women in cages, with slave collars on their necks, but apparently forgets to feed them. Artist: Source: Brian Bennett Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Horror, Terror, and Shudder Pulps, Terror Tales, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising...
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Witches, rats, pumpkin jesters, and black cats dance, while owls stare disapprovingly, as Halloween comes to town in this wallpaper or quilt design. Artist: Source: Art collector finsbry on Flickr Restoration by: finsbry
Topics: Youth, Children, and Kids' Magazines, John Martin's Book, Hallowe'en, terror, midnight, festive
20,679 physicians say "Luckies are less irritating," with number certified by Lybrand. A man in a white jersey says it, so it must be true. Ad for Lucky Strike, published in the August, 1930 issue of GOLDEN BOOK. Artist: Source: Cynde Georgen, Trail End Historic Site, Sheridan Wyoming Restoration by: Cynde Georgen
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Tobacco Products, Cigarette Ads, endorsement, lie, statistic
Toys. Games. Let's play.
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Bicycles became vastly popular in the late 19th century and paved the way (sorry!) for automobiles by creating a population that wanted good, smooth, hard-surfaced roads and plenty of them. Motorcycles were an adaption that combined the best and worst of the two. And then there were motorbikes, and scooters, and any motorized conveyance that could spring full-blown from the head of the American backyard inventor.
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Ad for the Trados Nose Shaper, from the March, 1916 issue of AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE. Comment is unnecessary.
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Health and Medicine, Quack Equipment, magazine covers, vintage...
Published in the May, 1912 issue of MODERN PRISCILLA.
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Food and Beverages, Soft Drinks, Non-Alcoholic, magazine covers,...
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Goddess spirit of the Moon tosses out showers of moondust or stars or sleepdust or snow. Artist: Tony Nell Source: Photographer PopKulture Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Monthly Magazines, Cosmopolitan Magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
Artist: Source: Vintage Magazine Seller ephemeraforever.com Restoration: magscanner
Topics: Adventure Pulps, Adventure magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage...
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Two nearly naked Greco-Roman wrestlers. PHYSICAL CULTURE "Points the Way to Virile Manhood and Superb Womanhood," and is "The Guide to Real Efficiency." Artist: Source: Collector and author John Locke Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Health and Fitness Magazines, Physical Culture, nude, competition, Olympics, gay
Adventure in the Orient! A continuation of ORIENTAL STORIES, there were five issues published quarterly 1933-4. A rare and valued pulp.
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Woman being fitted for her bridal dress, while a couple of children sneak a look in through the slighty opened door. Artist: Harrison Fisher Source: the Antique Paper Shop Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Women's Magazines, Ladies' Home Journal, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Photo of Lilly St. Cyr in even less, strategically hidden behind content banner. Nudists hold a convention. Glamour girl comedienne. Wild gorilla on a spree. Source: eBay seller unclecrickey Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Men's Magazines, Laff, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage advertisements
ROMANCE specialized in romance and love stories set among exotic and distant lands, in historical settings, and in the face of danger and adventure. This was the second pulp magazine published by Ridgway, a company which had been successful first with EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE, a mass-market title printed on quality paper and aimed at both men and women, and secondly with ADVENTURE, a purely pulp magazine aimed primarily at men. It debuted in November 1919, and at first published mostly fiction in...
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Goodbye Summer, as a rich young woman, carrying a bundle of flowers and being led by a small dog, flounces along behind a black railroad porter weighed down with her four luggage bags and a golf bag. Artist: J. C. Leyendecker Source: eBay seller powerangers Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Weekly Magazines, Saturday Evening Post, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
Beautiful ad for Holeproof Silk Hosiery for women, with a model sitting on a wall in front of a thousand pink roses. Published in the October, 1924 issue of COSMOPOLITAN. Artist: Coles Phillips Source: Charles Perrien Restoration by: Charles Perrien
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Clothing and Fashions, Women's Hosiery, magazine covers, vintage...
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A woman having a certain amount of difficulty mixing ingredients into a bowl for baking suddenly hears the telephone ringing, but things are getting all over everything, and her hands are totally covered by strands of the mix. Artist: Rudolph Belarski Source: Photographer PopKulture Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Weekly Magazines, Liberty, A Weekly for Everybody, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising...
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Frog sits on a mushroom top, playing a banjo in the rain, while a red beetle looks at him
Topics: Youth, Children, and Kids' Magazines, American Girl, magazine covers, vintage magazines,...
Without cameras the magazineart.org would be a lot smaller and less interesting. Hail photography!
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The telephone, technology's gift to lovers on Valentine's Day. Two hearts, and a cupid listening in on the party line. Artist: Source: Photographer PopKulture Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Trade Magazines and Trade Journals, Variety Collection of Trade Magazines, magazine covers, vintage...
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Source: Frank M. Robinson Image Processing by: magscanner Tags & Keywords: Saucy Movie Tales, January 1937
Topics: Spicy Pulps, A Variety of Spicy Pulps, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage...
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Portrait of Marlene Dietrich. Also: "The Man all Hollywood Fears." Artist: Earl Christy Source: Charles Perrien Restoration by: Charles Perrien
Topics: Movies, TV, and Radio Magazines, Photoplay, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Scantily clad dancers trip across the snow in a modern dance: "A Greek Freeze." Artist: Davis Source: eBay sellers Restoration by: Mariangela Buch
Topics: Humor Magazines, Life, the humor magazine, terpsichore, dancing, classical, attic, winter, frostbite
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The Christmas offering, inscribed "Laus Deo".
Topics: Weekly Magazines, Sunday Magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage...
Delightful Christmas recipes, with what looks like a Paradise Pudding shown with fancy plates, candles, and other holiday decorations. Published in the December, 1927 issue of WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION. Source: Magazine collector Steve Davis Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Food and Beverages, Dessert, party, recipes, desserts
Ad for Camel Cigarettes, a very restrained design that was part of the campaign to convince women they were now allowed to smoke. Published in the May, 1928 issue of MODERN PRISCILLA. Source: Mariangela Buch Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Tobacco Products, Cigarette Ads, magazine covers, vintage magazines,...
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Artist: M. L. Blumenthal Source: eBay sellers Image Restoration: magscanner
Topics: Weekly Magazines, Sunday Magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage...
Swim suits for women, in four models; advertising aimed at the upper crust image of people to travel in yachts and wear the latest. From the July, 1934 issue of PHOTOPLAY. Source: Charles Perrien Restoration by: Charles Perrien
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Topics: Advertising Art in Magazines, Clothing and Fashions, Swimwear, beach, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bar Harbor,...
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Artist: Paul Stahr Source: eBay seller ThomasC at American Art Archives, which also has its own wonderful website about American illustrators
Topics: Humor Magazines, Life, the humor magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Portrait of Margaret Sullavan. Content: "How the Stars Keep Youth and Beauty." Artist: Earl Christy Source: eBay sellers Restoration by: Charles Perrien
Topics: Movies, TV, and Radio Magazines, Modern Screen, Cinema, movies, films, cinema
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Young woman swinging a badminton racquet, out in a meadow full of daisies; daisies shown on either side of her in a triptych
Topics: Women's Magazines, Designer, sports, competition, field, flowers, exercise, enjoyment, outdoors,...
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Choice Geraniums, offered for sale for your garden, in the pages of THE MAYFLOWER. Great color litho work. Artist: Source: Mariangela Buch Restoration by: Mariangela Buch
Topics: House and Garden Magazines, Mayflower, bouquet, seeds, gardening, flowers, decoration, fragrance
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Artist: Source: eBay seller ThomasC at American Art Archives, which also has its own wonderful website about American illustrators
Topics: Humor Magazines, Life, the humor magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Dolores Rosedale Source: eBay Sellers via Croaker
Topics: Men's Magazines, See, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage advertisements
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Artist: Source: eBay seller ThomasC at American Art Archives, which also has its own wonderful website about American illustrators
Topics: Humor Magazines, Life, the humor magazine, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Toy invention! Big money for home workshop fans. Man with wooden animals, including a Donald Duck (wonder if he licensed it?) Source: Grenville Abernethy, who sells on eBay as banjoflier, and has an eBay store as "model aviation magazines".
Topics: Science and Technology Magazines, Mechanix Illustrated, magazine covers, vintage magazines,...
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Spicy pulp or photojournalism? America's most undressed working girls. And one of them a photojournalist, too. "The entertaining picture magazine." Source: ebay seller powerangers Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: News and Current Events Magazines, Photojournalism Magazines, sex, legs, babe, beauty
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Two dancers in elaborate costumes, doing "Dance Guerrière Caucausienne"
Topics: Women's Magazines, Harper's Bazar, Harper's Bazaar, fashions, homemaking, needlework, cooking,...
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Artist: K. Pyle Source: Jeff Kaylin Image Processing by: magscanner
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Topics: Women's Magazines, Woman's Home Companion, Woman's Home Companion, K. Pyle, New Year, chick, egg,...
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Sidewalk entrance to house through front gate, with lots of flowers planted in the front yard and red tile on the roof. Artist: Source: eBay seller daysoffuturepast, who also sells printed materials from her personal website. Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: House and Garden Magazines, Better Homes and Gardens, Spanish, mediterranean, architecture
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Futuristic Tank Battleship is a heavily armored hydrofoil battleship that also has tracks that presumably can operate on land if the hydrofoils are retracted.
Topics: Science and Technology Magazines, Modern Mechanics / Mechanix, magazine covers, vintage magazines,...
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Halloween witch rides her black cat past the mushrooms, black against a red background. Artist: Source: Art collector finsbry on Flickr Restoration by: finsbry
Topics: Youth, Children, and Kids' Magazines, John Martin's Book, Hallowe'en, size, fear, terror, magic
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Elegantly dressed woman walking down a snow-covered city street. Artist: Frank O. Small Source: eBay seller powerangers Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Women's Magazines, Ladies' Home Journal, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art,...
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Witch rides out on her broom, black cat at the front, and flies past the Halloween harvest moon to fright two children standing on the ground below. Trick of perspective makes witch look huge and autumn trees small. Content: "The Balkan Burro Mystery." Artist: Marie Lawson Source: Art collector finsbry on Flickr Restoration by: finsbry
Topics: Youth, Children, and Kids' Magazines, Child Life, Hallowe'en, night, fear, bat
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Three women in classical dress carrying bundles of large purple flowers
Topics: Women's Magazines, Harper's Bazar, Harper's Bazaar, fashions, homemaking, needlework, cooking,...
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Portrait of Bette Davis. Content: Stories about "Juarez," starring Bette Davis and Paul Muni; "Three Smart Girls Grow Up," starring Deanna Durbin, and "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle," starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Artist: Earl Christy Source: eBay sellers Restoration by: Charles Perrien
Topics: Movies, TV, and Radio Magazines, Screen Romances, movies, Hollywood, fictionizations, films
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OK, how's this: A skeleton in a green monk's robe has a gun in his left fingerbones, while in his right he's about to slice the throat of a drugged and passed-out woman; in the foreground the head of a man is preserved, or maybe boiling off, in a beaker of smoking green liquid. Content: "Ghouls of the Green Web," by G. T. Fleming-Roberts; "Devils in the Dust," by Arthur J. Burks; "The Flame Demon," by Wyatt Blassingame, and "Blood in the Night," by James...
Topics: Horror, Terror, and Shudder Pulps, Thrilling Mystery, murder, beheading, throat-slitting, death,...
Find here ads for instruments, sheet music, musical books, accessories, concerts; anything music-related. However, note that phonographs and record players and gramophones have their own section, with radios, televisions and the like.
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Marilyn Monroe Source: eBay seller unclecrickey, via Croaker
Topics: Men's Magazines, See, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage advertisements
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Black cat in pink and red Japanese samurai costume, holding open a fan, and standing underneath a blossoming cherry tree Artist: Nellie Littlehale Umbstaetter Source: Scrimbab Restoration by: magscanner
Topics: Fiction Magazines, Black Cat, magazine covers, vintage magazines, advertising art, vintage...
