
But here's a Bolles cover to Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, a sort of precursor to Time and Life (the 1930's iteration). It was part of the Leslie-Judge publishing company but I had never considered that Bolles would have done any covers for it. There's more, this issue appeared in 1914, and unless I'm missing other examples it is only the third magazine cover illustration magazine cover Bolles had done at that point. The cover was printed in only two or three colors, was intended to be photo-real. It's an incredible departure for Bolles, both in the topic and style in which it was done. I ran across it totally by accident, Bolles name was misspelled in the cover credit as Enoch Bowles. If perhaps you aren't yet convinced it is our Bolles and I can understand that given how different it looks, check out the EB initials in lower left corner. They are composed in exactly the style Bolles so often used in the mid-1920s. So let's hope there are more of these Bolles out of the blue show up, sooner rather than later.
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Actually, this depicts the delivery of the latest issue of Film Fun to the front.
Hah, I bet you're right!!
A great discovery Jack!!!, This is a total departure in both style and subject matter. Did you get the magazine or just the scan?
Hi Gary,
I did manage to purchase the magazine and was really surprised with just how large the format is. It's over 13" by 17". Believe me, I'll be on the lookout for more.
I see that Norman Rockwell did a nice cover for Leslie's on the Dec 22, 1917 issue (see www.philsp.com) I wonder if Rockwell and Enoch had any contact with each other.
Hi Alan,
It is possible, Bolles and Rockwell also did covers for Judge about this time, as did Flagg. For as lousy and Judge paid their artists (when they even bothered) they sure managed to pull in some talent. Sorry I haven't put anything new up but I've been away for a while and will get back to posting soon.
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