tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post6292310398299461058..comments2024-03-28T06:17:32.346-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Attack of the 50 Ft. Telephone Repair Guy!leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-37375413377514004262007-06-27T13:27:00.000-04:002007-06-27T13:27:00.000-04:00Les; I LOVE that term: "no-frills commercial art...Les; I LOVE that term: "no-frills commercial art" - perfect way to describe Lupo! Clearly you appreciate the same qualities I do in his illustrations. :-)<BR/><BR/>I can only guess that you're probably right that acrylics were not yet in use. From everything I've heard it was the age of guoache and casein - especially in commercial art circles.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-72086375187721913642007-06-27T13:16:00.000-04:002007-06-27T13:16:00.000-04:00Leif,As no-frills as Lupo's commercial art was, I ...Leif,<BR/>As no-frills as Lupo's commercial art was, I very much appreciate his strong and capable sense of paint. What medium did these commercial guys work in? Seems like oil would have been much too slow for their client's needs. Casien? Guoache? Doesn't look like watercolor and I suppose acrylic wasn't around yet.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting these.Les Toilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933201040266265846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-76297543043923889912007-06-27T11:01:00.000-04:002007-06-27T11:01:00.000-04:00Jack;Thanks for your encouragement! :-)That is a n...Jack;<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your encouragement! :-)<BR/><BR/>That is a neat clue... I didn't know Lupo had done such a high profile piece of work. I'll have to check through my Boy's Life magazines for anything else he may have done for the Boy Scouts.<BR/><BR/>I'm thrilled that you share my enthusiasm for these lesser know illustrators and look forward to hearing the results of your detective work!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-90677303697620806572007-06-27T10:51:00.000-04:002007-06-27T10:51:00.000-04:00Hi Leif,I've really enjoyed your recent posts and ...Hi Leif,<BR/>I've really enjoyed your recent posts and as always, am intrigued by the potential back stories of the various unsung talents you feature. I've checked a bit on Dom Lupo, and one of the other important illustrations he did was the cover of the Boy Scouts manual (7th edition, after Rockwell's). I remember this version when I was a scout back in the early 70s. I'll continue prowling around and let you know if I find more on him.<BR/>JackJack Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003755708951409832noreply@blogger.com