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10.16.08

The Bright Child’s All American College Coloring Book

Richard Rosenblum

I took a trip to Stormville this past weekend with a friend for it’s flea and antique market. I made mental plans to go back when I have a bigger apartment and for now turned my head so I wouldn’t have to look at all the amazing 1950s kitchen hutches and old library card catalogs that won’t fit in my 440 square feet. Instead I bought a lot of old frames to use for artwork. In the back of one guys booth he had a small pile of about five of this same coloring book. I was drawn to the funny random line drawings on the cover. I mean why would there be a bulldog, a warrior guy, and a ram all on the cover together? Oh right, a college teams coloring book. According to the guy selling it, this oversize coloring book illustrator Richard Rosenblum “became a famous what’s it called.. you know drawer… after he did this book.” I wasn’t too convinced that was the case but bought it for a whole four dollars because I really like the quirky drawings. Googling this Richard guy doesn’t get me too far so if anyone does know anything about this illustrator I’d love to see more. I mean look at how cute that gopher is on the homepage!

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7 Comments

10/16/08 9:21am

Jason wrote

where can I get one of these? I love the style and line quality.

10/16/08 9:21am

Carla Sonheim wrote

Wow, what a find!

10/16/08 11:12am

Ariana wrote

I took a children’s illustration class with a guy by that name at Cooper Union 10 years ago (he taught classes at FIT as well). He was a high school classmate of Maurice Sendak’s and wrote and illustrated lots of books including Brooklyn Dodger Days, Tugboats, My Bar Mitzvah, and The Golden Age of Aviation. They are all out of print I’m sure, but amazon lists several of them. This coloring book looks great! Oh, and I absolutely love your blog :)

10/16/08 11:18am

julia wrote

Oh wow! Thanks Ariana. I’m going to see if I can get some of those other titles.

10/16/08 2:37pm

rui vitorino santos wrote

good old days….

10/17/08 3:52pm

romy wrote

that looks great. i definitely would’ve picked that up too! too bad stormville is so far from me, that looks awesome too. I have a really cool old french/english coloring book at home…i should take pics to send to you..i think you’d really like it. :)

11/5/08 12:59pm

Yvonne Perez wrote

Hi…this looks like a great book, I was wondering if there was a way I could maybe get a scan copy of it. I run a GO Ctr…here in Tx, at a local elementary, this looks like it would be a great hit with my kids. The GO center in brief is where the students come and learn about college/universities..basic higher education. Thanks.

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