tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post9172062283829528478..comments2024-03-19T02:12:41.691-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: A Sleeping Giant Awakesleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-24621524249144108412018-08-17T16:21:28.441-04:002018-08-17T16:21:28.441-04:00I DO like these Coke ads, but looking through the ...I DO like these Coke ads, but looking through the lens of time, the Pepsi ads amuse me far more...Grave Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341998306269626174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-35315673659298904022008-01-30T23:33:00.000-05:002008-01-30T23:33:00.000-05:00I represented Roy Besser in arranging a three city...I represented Roy Besser in arranging a three city tour of his original paintings in Japan, but they wanted his newer Nagel style paintings. I felt his previous work with Pepsi, the Saturday Evening Post, and other leading magazines was superior. The Japanese show was a great success, but it got him going in a wrong direction, in my opinion. I probably have about 15 to 20 of his earlier original works from the 50's and the 60's, including a Pepsi piece. For me, these earlier works were his best works. For me Roy Besser's works were similar to Rockwell's, but with a gritty, sophisticated quality, instead of a wholesome Americana.collectorsquesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576794154059249820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-29891490820358906062007-02-28T13:33:00.000-05:002007-02-28T13:33:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for your comments, guys! It means ...Thanks so much for your comments, guys! It means a lot to me to know you're enjoying this stuff. :-)<BR/><BR/>professor estevez, I'm very flattered that you find so much merit in my humble blog. Thank you for the great compliment... You made my day!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-55496777106289827882007-02-26T11:56:00.000-05:002007-02-26T11:56:00.000-05:00Finally got time to catch up here with "The Sociab...Finally got time to catch up here with "The Sociables" and coke vs. pepsi girl...<BR/><BR/>Great stuff, Leif--the images and your commentary both!<BR/><BR/>I'll be directing some of my students here, too. Sadly, they won't be a class of smart young design students---oh how I wish I taught a class like that!<BR/><BR/>No, they will be from the freshman comp course I carry every semester as per my contract. I emphasize writing about visual culture, so the old analyze-an-ad-essay is standard. And usually it helps to postdate it a few decades: the semiotic cues of the past seem more obvious to them and help erase their blindness toward their own world. <BR/><BR/>And maybe they'll pick up style, taste and a sharp aethestic eye by osmosis...Professor Estevezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089916647553501445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-74293084166259974252007-02-24T12:06:00.000-05:002007-02-24T12:06:00.000-05:00What a great series, Leif...and your commentary/an...What a great series, Leif...and your commentary/analysis added so much! I truly enjoyed this week--thank you!Chrissie Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810217534705957404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-35959381976454750312007-02-24T09:22:00.000-05:002007-02-24T09:22:00.000-05:00Love these illustrations! Thanks!Love these illustrations! Thanks!René Milothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752456838075819592noreply@blogger.com