During my visit with Francis "Smilby" Smith, I got to pore over his wonderful collection of illustrated books and rare periodical...

Thought I'd share my favorite Bolles Santa with you. The fact is, this is also my favorite Bolles advertising illustration. It'...

I'm continuing this modest tribute to the late Francis "Smilby" Smith with a brief except from his book, Stolen Sweets--The C...

I got some sad news this week. The cartoonist, writer, and collector extraordinaire, Francis Smith, who signed his work Smilby has passed ...

After the last two posts what choice did I have but to pore over my files for other examples of hats. And boy did I find one. Here we see ye...

After my last post I had been lamenting the fate of our beach beauty so cruelly left off the front page, when another possibility flashed in...

Our fetching lass is known as a comp, or comprehensive sketch, in this case for a Film Fun cover that was never to be. The painting was so...