“Make Big Money - Become an Artist” 1950’s Correspondence Art & Cartooning School Ads

Be an Artist ad Popular Mechanics January 1950
“Make Big Money - Become an Artist”
“No Skill Needed!”
Cartoon the EASY Way ad PopMech Jan 1954 “Plastic template with cut-out spaces and holes
lets you make over 200 different cartoons”How to Make Money With Simple Cartoons ad Pop Mech Jan 1950
What About Your Future PMJan55 Artists Make Money ad Popular Mechanics January 1950
“Be popular – wow your friends!”

4 comments:

  1. Bob LizarragaSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Hahah-- great. I have at-shirt with the top ad on it....

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  2. ShermSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Hi Bob -- glad you like 'em, too! I'm just fascinated by these old ads.

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  3. CheeseVisionSeptember 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    These ads are so retro and interesting.

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  4. Chris Kawagiwa [Storyboards]October 6, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    O bygone era-- these are great!
    Would the modern equivalent be the Graphic Design course ads that run on daytime TV now? :P

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