NOW AVAILABLE THE PAINTED BACKDROP: BEHIND THE SITTER IN AMERICAN TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHY by Jim Linderman The previously untold story of 19th century painters and their influence on American photography during the tintype era. Never before examined in detail, the book contains over 75 rare, unpublished original tintype photographs from the Jim Linderman collection. A Grammy nominated writer and collector who has been called "the perfect subject for a Harvey Pekar comic" this book is informed with Linderman's wit and continues his examination of previously overlooked art and photography subjects. 80 Pages, 8' x 10" with essays by Jim Linderman and Kate Bloomquist.
NOW AVAILABLE AMERICAN PORTRAITS: MIDWEST MUNDANE by Jim Linderman Not celebration, but documentation of a people, place and time which existed briefly in captured snaps of Central Michigan during and immediately after the Second World War. In Middle America on the cusp of the 1950s, a family fights isolation with few choices, missing sons, distant neighbors and a seemingly bleak, unfortunate reality. Black and white portraits by an anonymous photographer, these are the images he left behind.
NOW AVAILABLE CAMERA CLUB GIRLS: BETTIE PAGE AND THE WORK OF RUDOLPH ROSSI by Jim Linderman For over 50 years, the extraordinary
Hand-Painted Original Photographs of Bettie Page and nude models of the
1950s taken by Rudolph Rossi lay hidden. Now, for the first time, over
100 have been published in Camera Club Girls by Jim Linderman. 114
pages, 35 pages of text and 180 pictures, the book tells the story of
the informal groups of early camera enthusiasts in New York City who
paid ten dollars each to photograph naked women, including Bettie Page,
in dingy studios and outdoor excursions. As much the history of early
erotic photography and Times Square smut as it is the story of the
exceptional personal vision of an artist, master photographer and
painter which has not been told until now. The photographic find of the
decade, and an amazing story which combines passion, painting,
photography and early porno in a tale never told. Preview 15 pages of
the book at right and order.
NOW AVAILABLE IN SITU: AMERICAN FOLK ART IN PLACE by Jim Linderman Over 100 vintage and contemporary photographs from the Jim Linderman collection of arcane Americana. The third book published by Dull Tool Dim Bulb Books is "In Situ: American Folk Art in Place" which features antique and vintage photographs of unusual and obscure carvings, sculpture, signs and folk art created by eccentrics over the last hundred years. Striking photos, mostly from “real photo postcards” which were actual photographs printed on cardstock to be mailed and all from the collection of Jim Linderman, who has been called “a character who seems the perfect subject for a Harvey Pekar comic” and that “there’s something beyond the endless photos and postcards and weird propaganda from another time that he lovingly documents…a person fascinated with culture and communication.” A 112 page book. The Linderman collection was used for source material for the Grammy nominated release “Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography” and this volume continues to reveal extraordinary images from what one reviewer has called “discarded artifacts of ecstatic Americana.”
DULL TOOL DIM BULB the BLOG Daily Centerpiece of the Jim Linderman blog network. A blog about surface, wear, form and authenticity in art, antiques, design and photography. Dull Tool and Dim Bulb were the only swear words my father ever used. Items from the Jim Linderman collection of vernacular photography, folk art, ephemera and curiosities. Weird, wonderful, wicked, smart, essential.
NOW AVAILABLE TAKE ME TO THE WATER: IMMERSION BAPTISM IN VINTAGE MUSIC AND PHOTOGRAPHY 1890-1950 Photographs from the Jim Linderman collection with a CD of historic early recordings. Produced by Steven Lance Ledbetter. Essays by Jim Linderman, Luc Sante. Published 2009 by Dust to Digital. Reviews, Film, Press Releases, etc. A published hardcover book 96 pages with CD 2009. Site contains film, reviews, press-kit, links. BUY HERE GRAMMY NOMINATED December 2009 in the Best Historical Album Category.
VINTAGE SLEAZE Essays and profiles of artists, illustrators, cartoonists, photographers, models and merchants who excelled at exploitation and enticement from the glory days of vintage sleaze. Victor Minx, Eugene Bilbrew, Bill Alexander, Eric Stanton and Bill Ward. Remarkable illustrators who produced work for Eddie Mishkin and his line of sleaze paperbacks in the 1960's...as well as dozens of speed-driven perverts who catered to the huge market for dames and dolls following WW2. Examples of vintage sleaze illustration produced by anonymous or forgotten inkers of the 1950s. Related vintage sleaze ephemera. Brief essays, history and tidbits. Smart, clever, colorful and highly recommended. Low Art goes High Art! DAILY FREE and OUTSTANDING. Vintage Sleaze the BLOG
THE WONDROUS WORLD OF FRANK WENDT Behold
the wondrous world of Frank Wendt. Late of the Bowery, New York City
and Boonton, New Jersey. HEREIN LIE MARVELS of HUMAN and ANIMAL
WONDERMENT! Astounding feats of photographic portraiture created by the
illustrious Frank Wendt from 1890 to 1900 entirely for your pleasure
and amusement. Your eyes do not lie. You will most certainly tell your
friends and family. You will return again and again! Presented by Jim
Linderman. STEP UP, SCROLL DOWN, CLICK TO ENLARGE!
old time religion Vernacular
religious detritus from the Jim Linderman collection of photography and
ephemera. Jesus is my jet plane and I have the Lord on speed dial. Old
Time Religion is a natural line extension from Dull Tool Dim Bulb,
where posts of this nature occur every Saturday night while the rest of
you are sinning. Wake up, it is Sunday morning! Praise the Lord and
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NOW AVAILABLE SHY SHAMED SECRET SHADOWED HIDDEN: VINTAGE VERNACULAR EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHY By Victor Minx with Jim Linderman 80 pages over 100 illustrations HARDCOVER with Paper Jacket limited edition 100 copies SOFTCOVER unlimited (for now) BUY HERE Shy Shamed Secret Shadowed Hidden consists of approximately 100 original photographs from the collection
of Victor Minx, the pseudonym of a prominent collector of vintage
photographs. They were
selected for their pathos,
artistic quality (or lack of it) historical interest and most of all,
their authenticity. Each has something to say about the
relationship between women and men, sexuality, commerce, and how we
define lust, desire, legitimacy, intimacy and allure. Each
depicts an individual (or several on occasion) engaging in behavior
which was not intended to be shared in proper company, yet each
was taken, preserved and exists nonetheless, regardless of convention
and acceptable standards at the time.
NOW AVAILABLE GALS GAMS GARTERS 40 pages By Victor Minx with Jim Linderman HARDCOVER with Paper Jacket limited edition 250 copies SOFTCOVER unlimited (for now) BUY HERE A circa 1950 homemade scrapbook assembled by an anonymous aficionado of the female form (in nylon) found by a student in Virginia scrounging through dumpsters. A master of collage with scissors and tape, he meticulously created a giant homage to Gals Gams and Garters. Faithfully recreated here by owner Victor Minx, the pseudonym of a prominent photography collector and with an introduction by Jim Linderman.
DULL TOOL DIM BULB BOOKS Exhibits authentic wonders from the Art, Photography and cultural world we find ourselves in. It is also a Limited Edition Publishing House intending to present unusual, uncommon and authentic physical objects for the eyes, hands and shelf. Two books available, more on the way!
