Obviously written before there was much concern for gender sensitivity, this insert for The American Printer still offers a gem of inspiration. The graphic alone is chock full of detail & characterization. Get a load of the haircut on the palooka walking in from the right carrying cans of ink. Or the pressman on the left hunched over his platen obviously focussed on his make-ready with knife in hand. Something about Cleland’s heavy lines and two-color work harkens to some of the work of two of my favorite contemporary illustrators: Art Spiegelman & Joost Swarte, two fine craftsmen themselves. Just goes to show you that good craftsmanship never goes out of style.

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