Classic WSJ Art, part 19

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Another five images from my archive. We’ll start with an illustration that did not get published in the Journal:

I made this portrait while working at the WSJ of and for this hard-working newspaper man who was retiring — I don’t recall his name. I’m sorry I didn’t know him. A true Character!

*** [news Flash! - My old boss, Steve MacDonald informs use: “The unidentified news guy is Pete Keller, night news editor in the ‘60s and ‘70s and, yes, an old-fashioned hardboiled inside guy who with his boss Bill Kreger actually put the paper out. Tough exterior but very funny. It’s a good likeness.”] ***

Next up, a logo I created for another series of articles that appeared in the paper…

This was a half-column logo illustrating the competition going on back then between the US and Japan in the computer sector.

Next, a standard “Hedcut” portrait…

WSJ hedcut

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. This portrait is notable for its piecing eyes, polk-dot necktie, and the treatment of P.M.’s teeth, just-visible in the shadows. Look carefully, and you’l see my signature, lurking amid the dots at the bottom left of the frame - my seal of approval! The next portrait is a little different:

Depicted, E. Gary Gygax of a company with kind of an ugly trademark, TSR. We tried experimenting with an expanded format for the portraits, and would include the company logo with the V.I.P’s visage. The logo in this instance is unfortunately not keeping up with the high-caliber penmanship in evidence here.

Lastly, a piece of Conceptual Illustration:

The above, entitled, “Beeper” illustrates a liberated woman exec, having escaped the confine of her paging device. These kind of drawings afforded relief from the frequent demand for portraits at The Wall Street Journal.

There will be more next week… Stay Tuned!