Mar 31
Calendar Girl
I’ve always thought of James Lileks as an essayist more than a blogger, inasmuch as his site doesn’t really feature a lot of interaction or links. Also it sounds better.
Apart from being one of the most truly talented writers on the web, he’s a devoted collector of oddball stuff, stuff that in lesser hands could be described as kitschy.
Oh, hell, it is kitschy, but he truly seems to love it, and his site is a goldmine.
Well worth looking at is his Art Frahm collection. Frahm (1907-1981) was a popular commercial artist perhaps most notorious for his calendar girlie art.
I was going to put up a picture, but it might not be work-safe. (They’re only mildly risqué, 50’s cheesecake at worst, but you can’t be too careful these days.)
And you really must view them framed by Lileks’ droll commentary, in which he identifies crucial recurring motifs in Frahm’s oeuvre. (Hey, I can write Fancy-Pants Art Critic Style, too.)
Two words: Panties and celery.
