Jim Linderman is a writer, art historian, collector and publisher. He maintains a network of sites on art, photography and culture. All share the common thread of authenticity. EACH of the numerous sites listed on the home page are updated frequently, if not daily. Follow each to see current projects.
"...one of the blog writers to watch for" ARTSlant
"...collected over the years by Jim Linderman, a character who seems the perfect subject for a Harvey Pekar comic. Linderman treats collecting like a calling, and his finds have a resulting air of authority, stunning in their capture of bygone picturesque moments." Derek Taylor Dusted
"The pictures, discarded artifacts of ecstatic Americana, come from the stash of Jim Linderman, who in his introduction recalls advice he’s plainly taken to heart: “Collect the heck” out of whatever you find interesting." Drew Jubera Paste Magazine
"Documenting--one clipping at a time--the scrapbook of a leg and garter aficionado that was dumpster-dived in Virginia in the 60s" William Smith Hang Fire Books
"Jim Linderman...makes us all look a little puny" Could it be Madness-this?
"Yo no sé ustedes pero creo que es uno de los mejores sitios que he visitado en mucho tiemp" Color Me in Blog
"...there's something beyond the endless photos and postcards and weird
propaganda from another time that he lovingly documents - I think it's
the collection as a whole, the portrait of a person fascinated with
culture and communication. I have met people like this before, and in
reading Dull Tool Dim Bulb I feel I have been lucky enough to meet one
more. This site is a goldmine in terms of links..." The Hyggelic Life October 2009
"...an amazing collection..." Revel in New York October 2009
"Jim Linderman has a nice little colllection of interesting books and blogs...But every so often he just loses it." American Digest March 2010
"FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE, COLLECTOR JIM LINDERMAN has
searched high and low for authentic things--unique and special objects
that define the artistic culture of the American experience. From folk
art to popular culture, from pulp fiction to Delta Blues-- Jim is a
walking authority on so many things American they are too numerous to
mention. One thing is certain-- his collecting interests are for things
that have fallen through the cracks, those things lost and
forgotten--the box of material under the table at the flea market
booth. If it wasn't for dedicated collectors like Jim Linderman-- so
many important objects about our culture would have surely been lost to
time and indifference."
"Jim Linderman maintains a most interesting blog about the most amazing things from his collection—a site he calls “Dull Tool Dim Bulb,” the only curse words his father ever uttered. I love it, and read it everyday."
"...an excellent writer and I devour your blog daily. I am impressed at your deep knowledge of things within your niche..."
