Links: Mid-Century Illustration, Art Boom, Alec Soth in W

• leifpeng’s photosets on Flickr
  Great array of mid-century illustration: Text Books, Advertisments, Comics, etc. (via Archinect)
  (tags: advertising art illustration history flickr consume)
• BOOM IN BLOOM? - artnet Magazine
  Another take on the boom: “As a private dealer of contemporary art, who started in this field in 1978, I have never seen more money available for buying art — and have never found it more difficult to make a living.” by Richard Polsky

  (tags: art economy collecting artfairs)
• Book of Job: Alec Soth in W
  Job Piston posted some scans of the Alec Soth spread in this month’s W Magazine. The three girls in the forest is my favorite shot, although I like Alec’s self portrait too. (Via Shane Lavalette)
  (tags: alecsoth photography fashion magazines)