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I am such a nerd that I get all excited about receiving old advertising industry books that other, saner people are throwing away. So just imagine my delight when my darling wife got me the 1970 and '71 New York Art Directors Annuals last Christmas. Woohoo! I was thrilled! These two books were quite a revelation. For one thing, they are entirely devoid of anything remotely resembling traditional narrative illustration. Among all the hundreds and hundreds of pages of "the best in advertising…

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photo by Phyllis Alcorn, 1989. John Alcorn was an American graphic artist and illustrator, working from the 1950s up until his death in 1992. A graduate of Cooper Union, a member of Pushpin Studios, and then an art director at CBS, Alcorn then went on to set up shop as a freelance illustrator, creating his most eyecatching and memorable work. Here are some of my favorites. To view much much more of his work, visit The Art of John Alcorn website. Editorial illustration, 1969 One of the dozens…

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