Typophile

Sources for 1960s-1970s clip/stock art?

seanglenn

I know that there are tons of 40s-50s style stuff available on-line from CSA, but I'm looking for more late 60s to early 70s stuff. Searching on eBay for "clip art books" is a waste of time, but I'm sure if I knew the titles of some of the more commonly available books of print shop clip, I could start with a more focused search.

Anyone have some suggestions? Thanks.

Dynamic Graphics?

I would recommend looking at old Letraset catalogues, unfortunately their website does not really show many details and those it does show are pretty uninspiring.
Some of the House ones are in the date range.
http://www.letraset.com/uk/info/products/Phototone-Clipart.asp
http://houseind.com/house.php?kit=CHALET-FO&sub=silos
http://houseind.com/house.php?kit=POPART-FO&sub=illustrations

I had forgotten about the Dynamic Graphics stuff. They did the "Clipper" series of stuff right? I suppose I always associated their stuff with the 80s, since we had stacks of their catalogs at the print shop I worked at in the early 90s, and they were filled with Nagel rip off illos for nail salons and "half off designer fashions" ads, along with checkerboard patterns, paint splats, and other assorted 80s-ness.

Isn't the Letraset stuff mostly patterns and what not? I have thier 1994 catalog, and it's still stuffed with transfer type and Pantone paper. Ah, the olden days.

The House stuff is great, but I'm looking more for the whole ironic type of illustration. Good because it's bad.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Older Letraset catalogues of 80s had plenty of very 70s/60s images.
Good because they were so bad

You guys are so "era-ist".
Show some respect and represent your own time, not through mocking someone else's.
Coz in a few years from now some smart alec hipster will be dissing up your pathetic attempts at "irony".

So, Nick, are you saying I should learn to appreciate all of that bad Nagel-esque art? I guess when I start designing retro 80s album covers or rock posters, I'll be wishing I had a collection of that stuff to. ;)

On the serious side, I don't see appropriating bad 60s/70s art as any differe

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