| “Flora was one of a kind.” — |
JIM FLORA ART LLC
The Flora family website, which includes galleries, merchandise, and memorabilia
MYSPACE: JIM FLORA
FLICKR: JIM FLORA GROUP
JIM FLORA — WIKIPEDIA
Biography, references, links
FLORA PAGE AT FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Info on The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora and The Curiously Sinister Art of Jim Flora
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)
PARTY ON THE PAGE: THE MUSICAL GRAPHICS OF JIM FLORA
L.A. City Beat, 2007
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, November 2005
by Steve Heller of the American Institute of Graphics Arts (AIGA), exploring the discovery of Flora's vintage art collection
THE FABULOUS FLORAS
Article, New Canaan-Darien Magazine, Nov. 2006
ON THE MOON
Offering Flora prints, books, and t-shirts in Japan
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.
