James "Jim" Flora (1914 � 1998), best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books. Less well known is that he was a fine artist with a diabolical bent, who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, etchings and sketches over his 84-year lifespan.
My thanks go to Irwin Chusid and the heirs of Jim Flora�s estate for allowing me to use these images. Here is Jim Flora�s official website containing lots more information and some merchandise: www.jimflora.com
This is part 2 of a 3-part post on the works of Jim Flora. For biographical notes on Jim Flora, and for earlier works, see part 1.
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| 1954 Primer for Prophets series alphabet booklet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1954 Primer for Prophets series alphabet booklet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1954 Primer for Prophets series alphabet booklet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1954 Primer for Prophets series alphabet booklet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1954 Primer for Prophets series alphabet booklet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| c1954 "Music of the Bonampak Mexican Ballet and Brazilian Songs" album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| c1954 Shorty Rogers "Counts the Count" � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "Coming-Out Party" Pete Jolly Trio album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger-Poppin' Daddies, Knock Me Your Lobes" Lord Buckley album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "Collaboration" Andre Previn and Shorty Rogers album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "Pete Jolly Duo" EP cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel Death and Transfiguration" album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.comjpg |
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| 1955 "This Is Benny Goodman and his Orchestra" album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "The Music of Victor Herbert" album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "The Sons of Sauter-Finegan" Sauter-Finegan Orchestra album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "Mambo for Cats" album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 The Fabulous Firework Family � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1955 "This Is Benny Goodman and his Orchestra" album cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1956 Collier's Magazine � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1956 "What is Automation," Collier's magazine � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1956 "You and Your Allergy" Collier's Magazine � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1956 Memorable Music From the Movies � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1956 Sauter - Finegan Orchestra "Concert Jazz" � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 spot illustration, Electromechanical Design � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 Jugglers woodcut relief print � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed inside cover � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed back cover detail � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed pp 10-11 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed pp 14-15 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed pp 16-17 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed pp24-25 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed p 26 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed pp 34-35 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1957 The Day the Cow Sneezed pp 38-39 � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1958 Road Rage � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1958 Battle of New Orleans � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1959 Charlie Yup and His Snip-Snap Boys � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1960 The Talking Dog and the Barking Man � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1960 Big Evening tempera on paper mounted on masonite � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1960s Charles, Mother Has Come to Stay tempera on paper � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1960s The Big Bank Robbery tempera on board � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1960s Little Rock Getaway tempera on Crescent board � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1961 Leopold, the See-Through Crumbpicker � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1963 Back to Bellefontaine tempera on paper � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1964 The Five Spot tempera on paper � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1964 Illustration for Fortune magazine � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1965 illustration from A Red Skel(e)ton In Your Closet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1965 illustration from A Red Skel(e)ton In Your Closet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1965 illustration from A Red Skel(e)ton In Your Closet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1965 illustration from A Red Skel(e)ton In Your Closet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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| 1965 illustration from A Red Skel(e)ton In Your Closet � The Heirs of James Flora, courtesy JimFlora.com |
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