tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post4859310289503054533..comments2023-08-09T02:31:51.387-07:00Comments on Enoch Bolles: A Peek at Bolles at Work?Bolles Fan 1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15269014178929622136noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-54373566983638916152011-10-16T17:11:25.100-07:002011-10-16T17:11:25.100-07:00You should be able to get a copy of it off of eBay...You should be able to get a copy of it off of eBay for about list price. It's got all the info on what actually happened, and I discuss it in various blog entries on this site. Dig around the blog and you'll find photos I've posted of Enoch (many of which have been swiped and posted on other sites). I've even visited the mental hospital where he was a patient (he didn't die there, they finally let him out).Jack Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003755708951409832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-43172839562584574252011-10-16T10:08:36.145-07:002011-10-16T10:08:36.145-07:00Awesome that you're doing a book. FYI, Illust...Awesome that you're doing a book. FYI, Illustration #9 is out of print and not available anywhere. One issue I hope you comment on: under wikipedia (and I think in the book Uncovered) it says Bolles was in an insane asylum and implies he died crazy. But a link on the wikipedia site says he actually just had a stroke and was not insane. I suppose the insane part fits in nicely with the myth of the romantic artist (and gives a lot to think about in terms of his life) so was it true? Of course, back then the understanding of the mind was so primitive that lots of people with alcohol issues or just normal life issues were probably labeled and institutionalized out of ignorance. Finally, given that you've tracked down the family, no photos of him still? Pretty odd, don't you think? He is such an amazing artist, thanks for the work!wentworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037963442926849128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-82931073340533366942011-10-11T12:21:48.923-07:002011-10-11T12:21:48.923-07:00Hello Jack!
Please to meat you!
I thank you so ver...Hello Jack!<br />Please to meat you!<br />I thank you so very much for your visit & sweet comment!<br />Ouf! I don't understand english very well, but I've understood that I've just been near to make you angry...<br />I'm discovering your blog & congrate you for its choice & quality!!<br />Good continuation!<br />Friendly.Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082541334883135712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-9143600233044071192011-10-07T17:20:22.800-07:002011-10-07T17:20:22.800-07:00I looked at the photo carefully, Jack. As much as...I looked at the photo carefully, Jack. As much as I'd love this to be a found photo of my great-grandfather at work, my feeling is that the body type isn't right. The man's hips appear much wider than I remember his to be. I agree with your comment about the hair. Love the magazine cover!Sally Smithsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-69648780292073551982011-09-05T01:29:17.740-07:002011-09-05T01:29:17.740-07:00The artist kind of looks like Norman Rockwell from...The artist kind of looks like Norman Rockwell from behind. I love the caption: "...surveying the model critically."Alan Wrobelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-43615779910795622482011-09-04T16:21:45.554-07:002011-09-04T16:21:45.554-07:00Well, one possibility would be that Bolles were ph...Well, one possibility would be that Bolles were photographed without being told that the picture would be submitted for publication; another would be that his studio were used, but someone else posed as the painter.<br /><br />My question is of how much <em>hair</em> Bolles had at that time.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-13528299605405554492011-09-04T09:54:02.209-07:002011-09-04T09:54:02.209-07:00That's definitely the Stolen Sweets painting f...That's definitely the Stolen Sweets painting from your cover in the background. I wonder if you could identify the work he has on the easel there by the little bit showing. It'd have to be from exactly the same time period.<br /><br />And, hey, you outbid me on that Stolen Sweets! ;) I haven't had the good fortune to obtain an issue of the title yet and never see them about.<br /><br />A serendipitous find here, Jack, I can't imagine anybody but you would put this together. As to whether that's Bolles or not, you'd probably have to ask a family member that'd be able to recognize the him from the gesture and from the back.darwinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601838758695937728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701969497419397329.post-21468453725862260312011-09-04T07:12:49.471-07:002011-09-04T07:12:49.471-07:00Great bit of detective work, Jack.This could very ...Great bit of detective work, Jack.This could very well be Enoch at work. By faceing away from the camera, he knew his identity might be concealedgary underwoodnoreply@blogger.com