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Flying Pigs. Illustration by Frank Cieciorka (1968).

Flying Pigs. Illustration by Frank Cieciorka (1968).

flag, frank cieciorka, illustration, sixties,

Peace. Ron Cobb (1968)

Peace. Ron Cobb (1968)

comics, comix, illustration, patriotism, peace, ron cobb, sixties, san francisco express times,

Barbarella by Jean-Claude Forest. a feminine archetype, tender and invincible, realistic and resourceful. She is the modern vamp, the girl presented in advertisements and film publicity…She is the free woman who controls her own destiny rather than submitting to the slavery of men, and, being the mistress of her own fate, she can pick and choose the men she desires.

Barbarella by Jean-Claude Forest.

a feminine archetype, tender and invincible, realistic and resourceful. She is the modern vamp, the girl presented in advertisements and film publicity…She is the free woman who controls her own destiny rather than submitting to the slavery of men, and, being the mistress of her own fate, she can pick and choose the men she desires.

barbarella, jean-claude forest, illustration, comics, sixties,

Illustration by Ann Weisman (1968)

Illustration by Ann Weisman (1968)

illustration, ann weisman, vietnam, racism, war, draft, sixties,

Real talk. Illustration by Frank Cieciorka (1968).

Real talk. Illustration by Frank Cieciorka (1968).

college, diploma, frank cieciorka, illustration, sixties, sucker bet,

Illustration by Tony Dubovsky for Ramparts (1972). Gone for the weekend.

Illustration by Tony Dubovsky for Ramparts (1972).

Gone for the weekend.

money, politics, illustration, tony dubovsky, ramparts, seventies,

Cover illustration by Peter Palombi / photographed by Jim Miller. “This book is my fiftieth birthday present to myself. I feel as though I am crossing the spine of a pitched roof—having ascended one slope. I am programmed at fifty to perform childishly—to insult “The Star-Spangled Banner,” to scrawl pictures of a Nazi flag and an asshole and a lot of other things with a felt-tipped pen…” – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Cover illustration by Peter Palombi / photographed by Jim Miller.

“This book is my fiftieth birthday present to myself. I feel as though I am crossing the spine of a pitched roof—having ascended one slope. I am programmed at fifty to perform childishly—to insult “The Star-Spangled Banner,” to scrawl pictures of a Nazi flag and an asshole and a lot of other things with a felt-tipped pen…” – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

kurt vonnegut, lit, quote, breakfast of champions, ramparts, jim miller, peter palombi, illustration, cover, seventies,