Some days ago my book “Kalifornische Kistenkunst” was published. It is a late, but considerably Continue reading
On “Emerald”
Ludwig Hohlwein was not the only European poster artist who inspired Californian citrus label painters for their work. Another example is Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939), a Czech painter and decorative artist, one of the leading protagonists of the so-called youth style. Continue reading
On “De Luxe” and “Crimson Crane”
Following my article on the labels “Elite” and “Chinese” of 23 June 2015 Gielijn Escher drew my attention to two other Californian citrus box labels inspired by street posters of Ludwig Hohlwein: “De Luxe” and “Crimson Crane”. Continue reading
On “Pacoast”
Almost any collector of Californian citrus crate labels will own the two “Pacoast” versions, one for oranges, the other for grapefruit, as they are absolutely common. Continue reading
On “Belle of Highland” and “Belle of Fullerton”
There must be some kind of relation between the Californian label “Belle of Highland” and the Spanish label “Feinste Apfelsinen” (= Finest Oranges). Please compare: Continue reading
On “Elite” and “Chinese”
A couple of days ago I went to the Sprengel Museum in Hannover to visit an exhibition of street posters of around the turn of the century 1900 featuring such famous artists as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Gustav Klimt, Alfons Mucha, Jules Cheret and others. To my surprise I detected Continue reading
Jim Campos on “Champ”
The Champ Brand @ 1920, is very likely an artist’s rendition of Packinghouse owner Clark Durand (C. D.) Hubbard’s son, Lester, Continue reading
Jim Campos on “Crack Shot”
The Crack Shot label is one of the most coveted by collectors of citrus labels. It is an ultra rare label from the turn of the 20th century depicting a figure out of the old west. The image first appeared Continue reading
Jim Campos on “Courage”
The Courage Brand label out of the Santa Paula Orange Association (SPOA) is one out of a set of five labels with 1930s Great Depression messages. Continue reading
Jim Campos on “Jupiter”
Artists who created the thousands of labels in the Citrus Label Gallery were rarely allowed to sign their work. Their names are largely lost to history despite a fabulous body of work as evidenced by the images in the gallery. The artist who drew Jupiter Brand Continue reading