tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post489204569613041281..comments2024-03-28T12:12:53.989-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: The Lost Art Studio Empire of Wendell Klingleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-485578391329802922020-10-14T11:04:36.880-04:002020-10-14T11:04:36.880-04:00oops. Hughes' second story in Esquire was &quo...oops. Hughes' second story in Esquire was "Home." <br />"A Good Job Gone" his first was published April 1934<br />& thanks for the details on Kling Studio--very interestingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504114846785490306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-81352979004765282662020-10-14T10:56:52.059-04:002020-10-14T10:56:52.059-04:00I believe that's a Kling illustration for Lang...I believe that's a Kling illustration for Langston Hughes' first Esquire story, Home, published May 1934Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504114846785490306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52395592673296001212017-01-18T09:38:04.428-05:002017-01-18T09:38:04.428-05:00Can you contact me at dave.rieck@frontier.com ?
Th...Can you contact me at dave.rieck@frontier.com ?<br />Thanks<br />Midwest Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721853076074209237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-87113905434103479722015-12-17T12:43:51.597-05:002015-12-17T12:43:51.597-05:00I knew the Kling family in the early 1960s. I reme...I knew the Kling family in the early 1960s. I remember that there were 4 boys, the oldest of which (Mike) was one of my best friends. We lived in Carol Stream IL and the Klings lived just a few houses away from ours. I remember Jeff and Bobby, but cannot recall the name of the other boy. Their mother was named Mickey. The family moved to Streator IL sometime around 1962, and we lost touch shortly thereafter. I did spend a week with them one summer in Streator. Whenever I see a reference to Streator I think about Mike and his family and wonder whatever became of them. Wendell was indeed a great artist - his illustrations were almost "photographic" they were so realistic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556019017768215463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-68103587103265911702015-01-18T15:47:44.393-05:002015-01-18T15:47:44.393-05:00Dear Cassandra,
I'm very interested in talkin...Dear Cassandra,<br /><br />I'm very interested in talking to you about your dad. I'm doing research for a book, and his name and artwork have come up several times. Please contact me when you can. Thanks!<br /><br />Mark MayfieldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136214325532062338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-66590945269428191862015-01-18T15:45:57.846-05:002015-01-18T15:45:57.846-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136214325532062338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-54511182998320800742014-06-05T06:54:08.286-04:002014-06-05T06:54:08.286-04:00I am from Streator and lived in the neighborhood. ...I am from Streator and lived in the neighborhood. Mr Kling was a prolific painter. He was always painting. He even painted likenesses of the kids in the neighborhood (me included) for the book "By the Sea". We all knew he was famous but you would never know it as he just painted and painted. I wonder what happened to all of his paintings? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-73574789164254744912013-11-15T17:25:56.671-05:002013-11-15T17:25:56.671-05:00How do I contact you ? Very interested !How do I contact you ? Very interested !davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-766968910140909062012-12-10T06:09:38.323-05:002012-12-10T06:09:38.323-05:00My names is anthony kling I am grand son of wendel...My names is anthony kling I am grand son of wendell oliver kling I've heard a lot about my grandpa but have never been aboe to find so much info if anyone has any of his work please call or text me anytime 913-553-0175 I'd like to hear about it and maybe get it from you thank u so much and grandpa even thou I didn't know u I still loveu and wish u could meet ur grat grandson lucas anthony klingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-59556706052723863732012-10-13T21:08:47.821-04:002012-10-13T21:08:47.821-04:00wendell Kling lived and past away in Streator,illi...wendell Kling lived and past away in Streator,illinois, he lived an quite unknown life and the local town had no idea what a great illustrator the man was, (A)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-4645303652550941292012-10-02T16:08:49.594-04:002012-10-02T16:08:49.594-04:00I have an original Wendell Kling painting. If anyo...I have an original Wendell Kling painting. If anyone is interested please contact me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506010813786299100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-74875005654814187412012-09-28T18:18:24.801-04:002012-09-28T18:18:24.801-04:00Wish i had more of my Dad's work! ROSWELL FISK...Wish i had more of my Dad's work! ROSWELL FISKE BROWN WAS MY DAD!<br />Thank you for honoring him. He was at Kling Studios for a long time. He did lots of Popular Mechanics covers, Worldbook, Britannica etc. he would do fabulous Trains, Space Ships, Rockets, Strato Rocket was his invention and the original Space Shuttle! He just knew perspective naturally without training. He loved Kites. His Aunt Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovered how to measure the universe, and used to take him out at night to show him constellations. I miss him terribly. Cassandra Jorge Brown Polemi.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589727722296231840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-63249147512530535042012-08-21T14:28:16.330-04:002012-08-21T14:28:16.330-04:00Wendell was my grandfather. Up to this point, this...Wendell was my grandfather. Up to this point, this is the most significant information I've been able to find about him. He passed away before I was born, so I never got to meet the man. And my father and three uncles have never given me much insight into his professional life. Thank you for writing this. It's quite compelling to see what prior generations have done. <br />Also, I appreciate the additional links provided. My father and I have amassed various magazines throughout the years with his work in it and my father still has lots of original works of his. Christopher Klinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830595060820478312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-54937648612503946852012-06-18T17:24:10.257-04:002012-06-18T17:24:10.257-04:00Somethings I scan and others I find strewn across ...Somethings I scan and others I find strewn across the information superhighway. The Kling Studios article is from Google books.अर्जुनhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724439749828805512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-55117786232264371262012-06-18T11:12:01.974-04:002012-06-18T11:12:01.974-04:00Thanks Peter -- exactly how I feel about it as wel...Thanks Peter -- exactly how I feel about it as well. :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-40212240510445688162012-06-18T11:11:23.705-04:002012-06-18T11:11:23.705-04:00अर्जुन; thanks so much for the links! Just the th...अर्जुन; thanks so much for the links! Just the thing I was unsuccessful at finding -- is this something you scanned and archived?leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-61653427323556482922012-06-18T09:43:19.068-04:002012-06-18T09:43:19.068-04:00Leif,
I find the lost history of these advertisin...Leif,<br /><br />I find the lost history of these advertising empires fascinating. Shows how ephemeral the kingdoms that we build on this world are. <br /><br />Keep up the good work!Peter Krausehttp://www.peterkrauseillustration.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-11695112334633211282012-06-17T12:48:14.674-04:002012-06-17T12:48:14.674-04:00Interesting… needless to say another great post.
...Interesting… needless to say another great post.<br /><br />More of Kling & the Studio~<br />cut&paste<br />https://picasaweb.google.com/104843871720362761374/WendellOKling<br /><br />or click<br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/104843871720362761374/WendellOKling" rel="nofollow">Wendell O. Kling</a>अर्जुनhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724439749828805512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-91652967257299500522012-06-15T15:28:02.797-04:002012-06-15T15:28:02.797-04:00Thanks Leif, that was most interesting. For some r...Thanks Leif, that was most interesting. For some reason we only got to hear about Cooper Studios over here in the UK.Bryn Havordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706084720852893295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-26387696098480292342012-06-15T14:27:02.157-04:002012-06-15T14:27:02.157-04:00They might have had their own top ranks:
I'm r...They might have had their own top ranks:<br />I'm refering to the Kling Studios reception room in Chicago depicted here; its interior design itself so interesting to watch. See that glass panel with the framed painting and all the other illustrations on the wall.<br /><br />Must have been some "showcase" illustrations featured here. Clients must have been impressed! <br /> Perhaps a difficult decision: "Showcasing what?" among all the wealth of competing pictures.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.com