He worked as an ad illustrator during 50’s and through the 70’s. Now he’s a blogger like the rest of us schmoes. Allen scans the ads he drew and writes some fabulous, sparkling commentary about them, cultural context and all. Here is his flickr set!
A cultural catalogue * Contact: friends of dick whitman at gmail dot com
August 24, 2009
'I was born in 1922 in Fresno, CA. From the git-go I enjoyed drawing. It looks pretty rosy in hindsight.'