In 1973 the Centurians Encyclopedia Of Sex Instruments was published, a catalogue with bdsm toys and devices one could order via the magazine. There are some really nice artworks shown in the catalogue, no idea on the artist. I decided to create this album as a free give away. The entire encyclopedia, with photos and advertisements I did not include, can be seen through the webarchive via this link.
Artworks there are in larger format then in the album.
P. Fusty was a spanking artist who illustrated Le Tour d’Europe d’un Flagellant by Lord Birchisgood (1909). In the BNF library’s entry for this book, the illustrator’s name is misspelled P. Tiusty. This is definitely an error. P. Fusty is the correct name – a pseudonym, it seems; the French…
Ludwig Lutz (1878-1950) Ehrenberger was a German artist. He was famous for advertising, posters and illustrations from 1900 to 1930, his style included Liberty/Jugendstil to Art Deco. He used the pseudonym Henry Sebastian. There is not much known for this artist. I browsed quite some time to discover more art, and this…
This artist is connected to 18 artworks that are mentioned as being published for Histoire d’O, published in 1973 by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, who was the original publisher in 1954. I only found a few artworks, not all 18. And it is not certain that this book was ever published. Please…
Bill Alexander’s career began in the 40s supplying cartoon art to the independent record label Miltone. Following that he teamed with his friend Gene Bilbrew to create what was arguably the first black superhero strip The Bronze Bomber for the weekly African American newspaper the Los Angeles Sentinel. Alexander’s main claim to this…
In publications for The Elmtown Chronicles, published by Brand X Publications I found three albums illustrated by Leon Kurtz. The publications were dated 1988, due to their rarity I decided to add these to the collection for educational purposes (and to make sure they did not get lost). Publications featured…
Thomas Leycester Poulton (1897 – 1963) was a British magazine and medical illustrator who provided artwork for a range of publications including the British Journal of Surgery and The Radio Times. After his death it was discovered that he had also secretly produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of men and women engaged…
The case of the electromechanical vibrator
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