The Big Fearon Bulletin Board Book (Part 1)
The Big Fearon Bulletin Board Book actually was a really big book (well, page-count wise). Published in 1978, this educational volume was designed to be cut apart by teachers who would then pin the pages up on school bulletin boards. The book could also be placed under a projector and shown, enlarged, on a screen. Or it could be used in just about any other way an inventive teacher could imagine. Why, the possibilities were endless!
Many artists contributed to the book. In fact, here's a credit list:
Unfortunately, most of the (non-Wiseman) illustrations were spectacularly craptastic. Never before have I witnessed such shockingly poor chicken-scratchings masquerading as professional artwork in a nationally distributed book.Don't worry, I'll share some of the worst examples in upcoming posts...
Yes, the pay rate for drawings must have been pretty low. But Al, being the consummate professional, still turned out some solid (if unremarkable) pages. See for yourself:
Above: Page 145
Above: Page 162
2 Comments:
Very cool and obscure piece! Bill, you must have been the one that bought this on Amazon. I ordered it and thought I had it, but then the seller emailed me that someone had JUST bought it and that they hadn't even had time to remove the listing. I was thinking you must have been the buyer. It was within the past year. If it was, at least you're the kind of collector who shares! Thanks for the posts. They are awesome.
Hey Joe,
I think that probably was me. Sounds about right. Sorry about that...
Because the book was meant to be cut apart and discarded, there are very few remaining copies. If you can find one, be prepared to pay in the hundreds of dollars.
Oh, I jest. After I bought my copy, I found out that it's a fairly common book. You can usually pick one up for about five bucks (excluding postage). I'll send you an email listing some online places to get it...
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