Tag: jamestown post journal
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Chinese Love Story Pictured on New Bedroom Furniture
Jamestown Post-Journal – March 20, 1948 A Chinese love story in lacquer, enacted on novel bedroom furniture, will be a special exhibit by Union-National Furniture Company at the Jamestown Exposition next month when 2,500 buyers will converge here. The first sets of more than 250, now being made, are completed.…
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Lunge & Bass Season Opens
The cartoon by Merrill Coffin was published in the Jamestown Post Journal on June 30, 1953.
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Quicksands of Human Strife
Editorial Cartoon by Merrill Coffin (1950s)This mid-century editorial cartoon by Merrill Coffin, likely created for the Jamestown Post-Journal, reflects his sharp social insight and compassion for community causes. The piece depicts a large hand symbolizing the unification of the Community Chest and the Red Cross, reaching down to lift three…
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Calico Season
Three Calico Cartoons for the Post Journal. My grandfather took an annual fishing trip to Lady Evelyn every year. April 6, 1955- Post Journal
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Art at the Audubon
Paintings to be displayed by Coffin will include Frosty Morning Companions,” which shows three cardinals and birch trees, “Kodiak Bear,” and “Pheasant Companions.” Art teacher Eleanor Himes gave him a foundation in art when he was in high school. He added many facts to his educational larder when he took…




