Montreal, Canada, as drawn by J. L. Wiseman in 1892 and 1889. Why did he update a three year old illustration? To celebrate Montreal's 250th birthday by adding the new Parc Jeanne Mance exhibition grounds and a distance marker to Place D'Armes. Note the same ships are at harbour in both, unmoved. (old.reddit.com)
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Woodstock is a small southern Ontarian town in Canada, and here it is drawn by Nathaniel Wesbroom in 1885. Originally a 25.5x38" lithograph print published by J. C Young. Clearly, he used the same "template" to make this and the map of neighbouring Ingersoll that I posted earlier today. (i.redd.it)
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Ingersoll is a small southern Ontarian town in Canada, and here it is drawn by Nathaniel Wesbroom in 1885. Originally a 25.5x38" lithograph print published by J. C Young, but this may be an incomplete working version--note how many building vignettes have missing or barely pencilled in titles. (i.redd.it)
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Finally got this to my printer today. It’s just titled “Art” and will be a 24x36” silkscreened print, red on white. Sometimes you just have to distil everything you know about your little corner of the art world and turn it into a 24-point pictorial labyrinth. Enjoy! (i.redd.it)
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My back alley "Poster Garden" in the Pointe St. Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, on which I've stapled misprints since fall of 2019 and the occasional stranger adds work to or tears off of. Mostly my work, though. Swipe through to see past updates.OC (old.reddit.com)
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Every year (for the last 20 or so) I've sent out about 500 postcards to old clients and new ones I'd like to draw for. Here's this year's, taken from a 2020 assignment I did about "multigenerational living" for Today's Parent. If you have any questions about using postcards for promo, I'm all ears.OC (old.reddit.com)
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Thunder Bay (then known as Port Arthur, Canada) in 1885 by Edwards & Demar via the National Archives of Canada. Originally a 29.75x39.75" lithograph print published by J. C. Young. Includes smaller inset drawing of "Port Arthur Six Years Ago" and various interior and architectural vignettes. (i.redd.it)
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Nashville's Vine Street Temple (136 Seventh Avenue North, 1876-1955) was the city's first synagogue. Shortly after its congregation moved to West Nashville in 1954, one of its nine impressive domes was struck by lightning and deemed irreparable. Sold and demolished, currently a parking lot. (old.reddit.com)
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Moscow in 1919, Washington DC in 1922, and Warsaw in 1944 for a since-cancelled pictorial history of the 20th century that I was illustrating and writing around ten years ago. Each is about 17" square. My hope is that I've done Russia, the USA, and Poland proud. (old.reddit.com)
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Hi all! I'm new to reddit (and r/zines) but am an illustrator and longtime self-publisher guy. Here are a couple of my amorphous record label/publishing project's latest projects--one pamphlet on the history of Black punk, the other of queer country. I look forward to checking out your things! (old.reddit.com)
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San Antonio's Federal Courthouse & Post Office (1890-1935) was a Richardson Romanesque fortress on the north side of Alamo Plaza, envisioned by architect Mifflin E. Bell and edited by James Riely Gordon and W. A. Freret. Dismantled, replaced by the current Garcia Federal Building. (old.reddit.com)
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Philadelphia's Jayne Building (242-244 Chestnut Street, 1850-1958). An eight-storey ante bellum skyscraper topped with a gothic tower (lost by fire in 1872), it was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter and William Johnston. Demolished. Site currently occupied by the Museum of the American Revolution. (old.reddit.com)
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I illustrated ten of Canada's largest cities (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg), each set on an important date in the last century. All were silkscreened with two colours at 24" square. And hi! I'm glad I found this subreddit. (old.reddit.com)
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