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“Flora's work features great modernist design and eye-catchingly expressive cartoon characters, and neither loses out to the other.” — |
Mambo For Cats Mini Printposted: November 15, 2009
Our large Mambo For Cats limited edition screen print is almost sold out. We're now offering (at $25/ea.) a miniature (7" x 7") giclée open edition print of this renowned Flora 1955 RCA Victor LP cover.
Big Eveningposted: July 14, 2009
Jim Flora Art has released a limited-edition fine art print of a 1960 Flora painting entitled Big Evening. It depicts a cavalcade of multi-eyed, misshapen, DNA-challenged mutants. Got a problem with that? Only 25 prints were produced for this edition.
The Big Bank Robberyposted: June 23, 2009
Jim Flora Art has released a limited-edition fine art print of a colorful 1960s Flora painting entitled The Big Bank Robbery. This three-tiered tableau depicts characteristic Flora mayhem: inscrutable monsters with misshapen features, Lego architecture, buildings with eyes, alternating color fills, and—yes—a bank robbery. Only 30 prints were produced for this edition.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG ALBUM FINE ART PRINTposted: May 14, 2009
Now available: a limited edition fine art print of Flora's 1947 Columbia album cover for Louis Armstrong's Hot 5. Commissioned by Hypergallery, a UK dealer specializing in classic album cover art, the print is available exclusively through their website. The edition of 25 was produced by Flora archivist Barbara Economon from a vintage printer's proof sheet in the family's collection.
White Block Quadrupedsposted: April 3, 2009
Jim Flora Art has released a limited-edition fine art print of an uncirculated early 1940s Flora painting which depicts an inscrutable panorama of disconnected facial features, headless quadrupeds, and a fanged horse. The stylized figures echo motifs found in the artist's work from 1942 to 1944, after he was hired by the Columbia Records art department. Only 25 prints were produced for this edition.
KID ORY FINE ART PRINT NOW AVAILABLEposted: February 19, 2009
Jim Flora's iconic 1947 Columbia Records album cover for KID ORY & HIS CREOLE JAZZ BAND is now available as a fine art print in a limited edition of 20.
Little Shop of Flora'sposted: November 3, 2008
... is now open. Jim Flora hand-printed notecards, fine art bookmarks, and 2009 letterpress calendars at affordable prices. We've also released a number of new Flora fine art and classic album cover prints, which are also quite affordable.
JUGGLERS WOODCUT PRINT NOW AVAILABLEposted: October 17, 2008
A new print from a well-preserved 1957 Flora woodcut has been issued in a limited edition of 50. JUGGLERS, which depicts a surrealistic circus tableau, dates from Flora's RCA Victor album cover period and roughly conforms to foot-square LP dimensions.
PRIMER FOR PROPHETS2ND SERIES NOW AVAILABLE
posted: June 21, 2008
NOW AVAILABLE: the next four screen prints in the Primer for Prophets series. Cool Flora illustrations of the American nuclear family (and their weird pets) during the 1950s, when donuts and cake were considered essential nutrients, little girls could multi-task with brushes, and dogs craved beer!
FLORA ALBUM COVER FINE ART PRINTSposted: June 5, 2008
We recently introduced two vintage Jim Flora RCA Victor LP cover illustrations to our print catalog: Lord Buckley's 1955 Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger-Poppin' Daddies, and an uncirculated 1954 draft, The Incredible Flutist. Both are available as limited edition, numbered and authenticated fine art prints.
FADED LINE CLOTHING CO. LAUNCHES FLORA APPAREL LINEposted: June 5, 2008
The Colorado-based Faded Line Clothing Co. has produced a line of Jim Flora casual chest-wear: four different Flora images printed on sixteen shirts (and an infant's onesie). This snug armor can be scored with a few mouse-clicks at the Faded Line site.
LAKE COUNTY DISCOVERY MUSEUM HOSTING “THE MISCHIEVOUS ART OF JIM FLORA” EXHIBIT
APRIL 4 to AUGUST 31, 2008
posted: April 4, 2008
Illinois museum showcases original works, fine art giclées, woodcut relief prints, record covers, music ephemera, and Little Man Press artifacts in exhibit running through Summer 2008. Flora books, prints and merchandise are on sale in the gift shop.
JIM FLORA MEETS RAYMOND SCOTTposted: March 1, 2008
Extending Flora's album cover legacy into the 21st century, a new CD graced with a wild 1951 Flora illustration has been released. The CD, entitled Ectoplasm, features rare and unreleased recordings by Raymond Scott's 1948-'49 Quintet. The cover was co-designed by masterful Dutch art director Piet Schreuders and Flora archivist Irwin Chusid, who produced the CD. The album was released by Basta Audio-Visuals, who are considering a limited edition vinyl LP for Flora fans later this year. Available online through Amazon.com.
QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO: NEW CDFEATURES FLORA PAINTING ON COVER
posted: September 16, 2007
The Flora album cover tradition continues in the 21st Century. A new CD, Whirled Chamber Music, by jazz violinist Jeremy Cohen's Quartet San Francisco, features details from an uncirculated 1967 Jim Flora painting entitled "Barberinni."
63RD STREET FINE ART PRINTSLIMITED EDITION NOW AVAILABLE
posted: September 16, 2007
Jim Flora Art LLC is offering limited edition fine art prints of this colorful, bizarre 1951 Flora painting. The edition of ten, meticulously color-matched to the original, was produced by Flora archivist Barbara Economon. Only a handful of prints remain.
RARE 1940S FLORA WOODCUT AUCTIONED ON EBAYposted: May 15, 2007 / updated: June 1, 2007
An archival 16" x 9" handmade relief print of an early Jim Flora woodcut was auctioned on eBay. The work, featuring black ink on off-white paper, is untitled, unsigned, and undated, but reflects Flora's early '40s visual technique. Bidding closed on May 25, with a top bid of $415. Six more black-on-white and two hand-colored versions of this print remain in the Flora archives, but this is the only one that will be offered by Jim Flora Art LLC for now. Unlike dozens of vintage Flora prints for which original blocks cannot be found, the block for this print is in the Flora family archive. However, because of a split in the aged wood, the block might not be serviceable for further prints. We expect to test the block at Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress later this year, to determine if it will withstand a new limited numbered edition.
MAMBO FOR CATS LIMITED EDITION SCREEN PRINTposted: March 15, 2007
NOW AVAILABLE: Limited-edition screen prints of the renowned Jim Flora 1955 Mambo for Cats RCA Victor album cover. Professionally produced in an edition of 200, the prints were created from a digital restoration of a vintage printer's proof. They measure 20" x 20" and use acrylic screen printing inks meticulously matched to Flora's original colors on archival 100-pound off-white cover stock. Each print is numbered on the front and authenticated on the reverse with stamped seals.
JIM FLORA BLOG FEATURES RARE WORKSposted: February 26, 2007
Glimpses of artful artifacts from the archives are posted regularly at the Jim Flora blog. Bug-eyed beboppers, curiously colored critters, and off-kilter streetscapes abound.
JIM FLORA EARLY WOODUCTSposted: January 22, 2007
In November 2006, over a dozen Jim Flora woodcuts and copper engravings were discovered in his son Joel's attic. The blocks and plates, which date from 1940 to 1960, are in terrific shape, and include several works for which prints had not previously been found. In December, Flora biographer Irwin Chusid brought several of the historic relics to Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress, in Knoxville TN, where printmakers produced several dozen archival-quality "trial proofs" in a variety of colors. Plans are underway to produce numbered editions of the woodcuts and plates. Snapshots of the discovered works and the printmaking process can be viewed at the above link.
JIM FLORA SKETCHBOOKSposted: January 22, 2007
The Flora archive contains dozens of the artist's sketchbooks, from the 1930s to the '90s. They comprise a mindblowing museum of raw ideas and -- in some cases -- fully realized works. Along with thousands of pen and pencil sketches, the pages contain early drafts of Flora's album covers, rough drawings of paintings, and outlines of children's books. (Samples at the above link.)
