PM
July 1936
Robert L. Leslie and Percy Seitlin [Editors]
Robert L. Leslie and Percy Seitlin [Editors]: P-M [An Intimate Journal For Art Directors, Production Managers, and their Associates]. New York: The Composing Room/P.M. Publishing Co., Volume 2, No. 11.: July 1936. Original edition. Slim 12mo. Tipped in portrait on embossed yapped wrappers with paper from the Japan Paper Company. 64 pp. Illustrated articles and advertisements. Wrapper edges lightly worn and faint spotting to first page, but a very good copy.
5.5 x 7.75 digest with 64 pages of articles and advertisements.
- Walter Gillis
- Editorial Notes
- Earl Cavis Kerkam by Elsie Harmon
- Grinnells Grommetts
- The American Advertising Guild
- PM Shorts: Eugene Ettenberg, Joseph Blumenthal, Ben Sackhem, George M. Davison and Larry Malone.
- Listing of Advertisements: Reliance Reproduction Corp., Merganthaler Linotype Co., The Walker Engraving Co., Flower Electrotypes and Wilbar Photoengraving.
Earl Kerkham (b. 1892 – ?) studied at the Rand School, the Art Student’s League and the School of Design. He designed for the Stanley Company and Warner Brothers and was art editor of Progress. In 1924 he went to Paris and studied at the Academies de la Grand Chaumiere and Academy Colorisie. He was in charge of the exhibits at the American Art Gallery in Paris. His work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Corcoran Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago and the Mellon Galleries. His clients included the Herald Tribune, the Brooklyn Eagle and the Red Stallion Press.
PM magazine was the leading voice of the U. S. Graphic Arts Industry from its inception in 1934 to its end in 1942 (then called AD). As a publication produced by and for professionals, it spotlighted cutting-edge production technology and the highest possible quality reproduction techniques (from engraving to plates). PM and A-D also championed the Modern movement by showcasing work from the vanguard of the European Avant-Garde well before this type of work was known to a wide audience.