tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post3632792167318432674..comments2024-03-19T04:22:31.613-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Thornton Utz: Evolution of a Post Coverleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-80841564811480207812014-01-13T17:32:47.271-05:002014-01-13T17:32:47.271-05:00Great work Leif, thank you for the research and po...Great work Leif, thank you for the research and post. Thornton was my great uncle through his second marriage and a great man and uncle to me – always welcoming, kind hearted and in great spirits. I would visit him yearly growing up and always enjoy the visits inside his studio. His artwork always fascinated me and I enjoy that others still hold an appreciation of his work.<br />I could often see the level of detail that goes into a final portrait however, I never got to see the detail that goes into the Saturday Evening Post covers he did. Thank you for this insight and helping to keep his work appreciated.<br />Travis Papenfusenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-32171025289713655192009-03-20T12:43:00.001-04:002009-03-20T12:43:00.001-04:00What a fascinating study!Thanks for showing us all...What a fascinating study!<BR/>Thanks for showing us all these steps. The last step, or the last evolutive mutation, with the snow covering the post cover...it knocked me off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-2181056660465934162009-03-20T12:43:00.000-04:002009-03-20T12:43:00.000-04:00Bud Blake was a brilliant artist. he always worke...Bud Blake was a brilliant artist. he always worked wonderful compositions into his Tiger strip, year after year. And I have to agree with Larry and Leif, I thought the SEP went through a whole lot of trouble to modify a lay out that was probably superior to begin with.<BR/><BR/>Leif, I was surprised that the publication date slipped to winter. Without that snow on the ground to silhouette the young wife, that new lay out would have been a disaster. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for another great post.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-57327422364244602272009-03-20T10:22:00.000-04:002009-03-20T10:22:00.000-04:00I am stunned to see the amount of work that went i...I am stunned to see the amount of work that went into that one piece! Great detective work in piecing together the history of that story. What a great glimpse of the process.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering what the connection to Red Bank, NJ is? I lived there for 14 years and commuted from that very station. Never saw a girl in her nightie though!Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011033104850067775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-34105104060716106762009-03-19T22:39:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:39:00.000-04:00Amazing blog, and an amazing story. Again pretty ...Amazing blog, and an amazing story. Again pretty much reinforces my decision to stay west in those days. Cannot believe the financial compensation to Utz for a Post cover justified that many exchanges, comps, ideas, and concepts. Dedication to excellence, yes....but practical....not. Great history, though, and thanks, Leif, for retrieving, educating, and entertaining us with your continuing reviews of the 'good ol' print age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-11173574646168870082009-03-19T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-19T20:21:00.000-04:00I completely agree, Larry, but isn't it fascinatin...I completely agree, Larry, but isn't it fascinating to see what was gone through in those days to complete a really high-profile illustration? It really shows you what a different time it was, and how the importance of so many things and people have changed (read diminished): the status of the illustrator <I>and</I> the magazine. Imagine going to all that time and effort today - its unheard of. And I was so excited to discover the connection between Bud Blake and his anecdote about doing the rough sketch and then discovering the Utz article that shows Blake's sketch and then the steps beyond by Utz.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-24950875781327749612009-03-19T19:55:00.000-04:002009-03-19T19:55:00.000-04:00Wow !That sure seems like a lot of work. I'm not s...Wow !<BR/>That sure seems like a lot of work. I'm not sure I can really see how all that effort is better than the first rough Utz submitted. How can the station take on such importance when the story is all about the girl and the train ?<BR/>Nice cover nevertheless.Larry MacDougallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017987999024372121noreply@blogger.com