The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Art School Advertisement

I remember seeing ads for art schools in comic books and other magazines when I was a kid, but I do not remember them using a Petty- or Vargas-style pin up girl as the admission test.  All I remember were turtles.  As demonstrated by this post on Modern Mechanix, art schools were apparently more sophisticated in June 1941, when this ad appeared in Mechanix Illustrated.
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