| “Flora was one of a kind.” — |
JIM FLORA ART
The Flora family website, which includes galleries, merchandise, and memorabilia
JIM FLORA CHILDREN'S BOOK GALLERY
Seventeen books with stories and art by Flora, and three others he illustrated
JIM FLORA on FACEBOOK
FLICKR: JIM FLORA GROUP
JIM FLORA — WIKIPEDIA
Biography, references, links
FLORA PAGE AT FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora (2004)
The Curiously Sinister Art of Jim Flora (2007)
The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora (2009)
ENCHANTED LION BOOKS
Reprinting Flora's vintage children's books, starting with
THE DAY THE COW SNEEZED (Fall 2010) and CHARLIE YUP (2011)
LOWBROW GENIUS
Resurrecting the Long-Lost Artworks of Jim Flora, the Original Pop-Surrealist
by Coury Turczyn, Knoxville Metro Pulse, January 17, 2008
View/download PDF of print version (3.3MB; contains additional artworks)
U.K. TELEGRAPH: 100 BEST JAZZ RECORDINGS (pdf)
Numerous spot illustrations by Flora, November 2009
THE DAY THE COW SNEEZED
Ward Jenkins writes about Flora's 1957 children's book.
Includes page illustrations and rare archival mockups.
JIM FLORA 1950s GRAPHIC ART FEATURED AT TODAY'S INSPIRATION
Irwin Chusid was invited to guest-blog about Flora at Today's Inspiration, a blog maintained by
Canadian artist Leif Peng that showcases commercial illustration from the 1940's and '50s.
Each day from June 19 to June 24, 2006, TI presented rarely seen Flora graphics, with commentary.
View each daily entry in the sequence as posted:
Intro
Monday: The Pete Jolly Duo (RCA Victor EP cover, 1955)
Tuesday: Cover of Coda magazine (Columbia Records, Christmas 1952)
Wednesday: Series of interior illustrations from Coda (1952)
Thursday: "What Is Automation?" (Collier's magazine, 1956)
Friday: "You and Your Allergy" and "Boston's $50 Million Mile" (Collier's, 1956)
Saturday: "Jiving Teens" (CBS-TV booklet, 1954)
INTERVIEW WITH IRWIN CHUSID @ AIGA
By Steve Heller of the American Institute of Graphics Arts (AIGA),
exploring the discovery of Flora's vintage art collection, Nov. 2005
THE FABULOUS FLORAS
Article, New Canaan-Darien Magazine, Nov. 2006
THE CURIOUS BOOK ON JIM FLORA
Interview with author Irwin Chusid by Coury Turczyn, Pop Cult Magazine, Nov. 2005
FLORAHILL STUDIOS
Elegant sculpture, watercolors, and oil paintings by Joel Flora. The classically trained artist's
style, which is markedly different from his father's, reflects a refined aesthetic vision.
JIMBATZ BY NICK'S FONTS
Font set designed by Nick Curtis based on vintage Flora figures, Nov. 2006
