Classic WSJ Art, part 9

( To view the initial Post in this series, please click on https://cyan-sunfish-e2wr.squarespace.com/config/pages/620a981b1f3c5f26f4888ee8 ). Next in this series, 5 more classic WSJ illustrations:

Above, the Publisher of the Toronto Sun newspaper. This image likely ran in Section Two, which was a bit more free-form than the original, Section One format. I was free to experiment, so this was an alternative to the standard ‘Hedcut” portrait.

WSJ logo

I was frequently asked to produce graphics for a series of articles on a particular subject. The image above would have run on Page One, at half-column width. The type was set in letraset, a tedious way to lay down a font in the old days, pre-computer.

Rietveld Chair

Above, a full-column illustration of a Rietveld Chair, likely appearing on Page One. The Journal was alert to design and fashion developments. There must have been some buzz over this rather austere, if elegant, chair design.

To return to more ‘bread-and-butter’ issues, here is a standard, ½-column hedcut portrait of Statesman George Schultz:

WSJ hedcut

I suppose I didn’t really care for Secretary Schultz. My personal feelings are sometimes evident in my portraits. I have made him resemble the Cowardly Lion here, I’m afraid! I did treat the drawing seriously, of course: note the added tone of the left-side of his profile and hair.

Finally, one from Section Two:

Space Toys

This is pretty wild stuff for The Wall Street Journal. To make this drawing, I enlisted one of the page one editors to pose on a window-sill so I could capture his spiffy wingtip shoes and wool trousers. The rest I filled in. The story was about grown-up toy enthusiasts. The image appeared in Section Two, likely at 2-column-width.

That’s it for this edition. Stay tuned for the next installment…