Southwestern Telephone News, Winter 1938-39
Ephemera November 5th. 2008, 11:19am
Have I mentioned before how much I admire the art used on the covers of the magazine, Southwestern Telephone News? Well, it was excellent, and typically illustrated the essence of the season. This cover art on this Winter 1938-39 edition was done by Kenneth Jones, an artist that, unfortunately, I’ve been unable to find any information on. It is very much to his credit that he was able to represent a beautiful snowy landscape and actually make the telephone poles/wires an attractive part of it!
November 6th, 2008 at 4:58 am
Quite a nice little picture, indeed. I wonder if the artist was a professional hired to paint the cover illustration, or if it might have been done by a talented company employee. There’s no blurb in the table of contents, or somewhere giving any information on the cover?
November 7th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Your image selection is awesome! Where do you find these great images?
November 9th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I usually find those old magazines on eBay, and recently got several from a seller that had tons of them. Those old periodicals can be hard to find, but sometimes I’ll get lucky!
November 18th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Mark: Do you actually photograph the magazine covers and use those images? If so, what is your setup like for the photography? The photos are awesome.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:55 am
Actually I scan them, using a Dell all-in-one printer, scanner, fax machine. That gives me the digital image, then I’ll often need to clean it up a little with Photoshop, removing any age-related damage on the vintage cover. I have a ton of great stuff, all Christmas-related, to post in the next few weeks. One magazine has a Christmas-themed cover that is just stunning, but it’s in horrible condition, with severe water damage. I’ve reworked it extensively, and when I post it I’ll also show the “before picture”…it was ugly!