Artifact from the archives: 1954
RCA Victor requisition order for the
{ahem!} legendary
Mambo For Cats album cover illustration. The work was commissioned by label art director—and longtime Flora buddy—
Robert M. Jones, who signed the PO (fee unspecified). The finished sleeve encased a 12" slab of vinyl, we seem to recall.
This iconic Flora design was featured in
The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora, and has recently been marketed as a
t-shirt, a
fridge magnet, and a fine art
silk-screen print. It was also featured full-page in
Eric Kohler's 1999 book
In The Groove: Vintage Record Graphics 1940-1960 (Chronicle), although the colormatching is inexact. Copies of the original LP fetch beaucoup bucks on eBay. Oh, and it was an
alt-universe postage stamp, too.
Artifact from the archives: 1954 RCA Victor requisition order for the {ahem!} legendary Mambo For Cats album cover illustration. The work was commissioned by label art director—and longtime Flora buddy—Robert M. Jones, who signed the PO (fee unspecified). The finished sleeve encased a 12" slab of vinyl, we seem to recall.
This iconic Flora design was featured in The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora, and has recently been marketed as a t-shirt, a fridge magnet, and a fine art silk-screen print. It was also featured full-page in Eric Kohler's 1999 book In The Groove: Vintage Record Graphics 1940-1960 (Chronicle), although the colormatching is inexact. Copies of the original LP fetch beaucoup bucks on eBay. Oh, and it was an alt-universe postage stamp, too.
1 comment:
I've just stumbled across this blog while poking around looking for a few of Jim Flora's works. Robert Jones was my grandfather. This is a fantastic little memory to stumble across, and I just want to say thanks.
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