Grounded Outlet:
Kingston: 2015
Trade paperback, New,
327 pp.
Cover artwork by: Mahlon Blaine

“An historical novel that takes a rollicking ride through one-eyed Mahlon Blaine's adventures and experiences as an early 20th-Century illustrator. Exploring his friendships with the famous and infamous in bohemian San Francisco, pre-talkies Hollywood and other-worldly New York City, this (self)portrait paints the struggles and triumphs of an artist truly committed to his unique singular vision. Included are over 100 Blaine illustrations and photographs (most previously unpublished, unearthed from the vaults of collectors and friends). Ribald, risque, bawdy, naughty, salacious - take your pick. Despite labels like these, Mahlon Blaine, 1920s book illustrator and pen-and-ink maestro, campaigned for ‘freedom of art’ against ‘dysenteric hypocrites’ who proclaimed ‘beauty is obscene.’ He mixed his commercial success with an underground vocation of creating ‘playful drawings - sly dancing thoughts that would delight all men blest with the godly gift of laughter.’” #55655

Price: $10.00