Typography: Blackglama 1968–1994

 

The Blackglama advertising campaign, What becomes a Legend most?, began in 1968. The typeface resembles Akzidenz-Grotesk. In 1972, the typeface, Fat Face, was used for the headline and brand name.

 

 

48th Annual of Advertising, Editorial and Television Art and Design (1969)

 

Fat Face was designed by Ronné Bonder and Tom Carnase in 1970. Fat Face was offered by Lubalin, Smith, Carnase (LSC). Later, Fat Face became part of the International Typeface Corporation (ITC). In the Photo-Lettering Inc. catalogs, the typeface was known as Fatface.

Alphabet Thesaurus Volume 3 (1971)

 

Blackglama Models

1968: Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Melina Mercouri, Barbara Streisand
1969: Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Lena Horne

1970: Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas, Rita Hayworth, Leontyne Price (New York, December 20, 1971), 

          Rosalind Russell, Barbara Stanwyck
1971: Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Ruby Keeler
1972: Pearl Bailey, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing (The New Yorker, October 8, 1972), Ethel Merman
1973: Peggy Lee, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross (Ebony, October 1976)
1974: Raquel Welch
1975: Mary Martin, Beverly Sills
1976: Martha Graham, Lillian Hellman, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev (New York, September 3, 1979)
1977: Suzy Knickerbocker, Shirley McClaine, Liv Ullmann (Vogue, October 1977), Diana Vreeland
1978: Faye Dunaway (The New Yorker, October 30, 1978), Joan Fontaine, Helen Hayes

1979: Lillian Gish, Angela Lansbury, Renata Scotto

 

1980: Merna Loy, Ann Miller, Maggie Smith, Lana Turner
1981: Luciano Pavarotti, Gloria Swanson, Natalie Wood
1982: Julie Andrews, Sophia Loren
1983: Elizabeth Taylor
1984: Lucille Ball, Dinah Shore
1985: Ann-Margaret
1986: Cher
1987: Audrey Hepburn
1988: Catherine Deneuve
1989: Claudette Colbert (second appearance)

1990: Ray Charles
1991: Jessica Tandy
1992: Jessye Norman
1993: Debbie Reynolds
1994: Tommy Tune


Further Reading and Viewing
Fonts in Use, ITC Fat Face
Blackglama, The Archive and Photographs
Jane Trahey on Women & Power (1977)
American Photographer, December 1978
What Becomes a Legend Most?: The Blackglama Story (1979)
New York, April 23, 1984, “Legends and One-Liners”
New York, May 21, 1984, “Unbecoming Legend”
Medium, B = Blackglama Fur Coat
Adweek, Why Blackglama Minks Dumped Their Divas


(Next post on Monday: A Few Details About Ronné Bonder, Graphic Designer and Entrepreneur)

Creator: The Futurist Art of Mike Hinge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Futurist Art of Mike Hinge
Rodney Schroeter
Cover, pages 1–4 designed by Steranko
Silver Creek Press, 2026

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Comics: Delores Heilman, Letterer and Colorist

Delores Heilman was born Delores Joan Sterba on September 19, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. The birth date is from the Cook County, Illinois Birth Index at Ancestry.com. Delores’ parents were Joseph Sterba Jr. (1899–1979) and Emily Riha (1903–1987), both Chicago natives.

The 1930 United States Census counted Delores (line 40) and her parents in Chicago at 2712 West 22nd Street. Her father was a proprietor of a haberdashery.

The trio (lines 63 to 65) were at the same address in the 1940 census. Delores’ father was a clothing store salesman.

Delores attended Harrison Technical High School from 1943 to 1946. Her senior activities included: Advertising Manager, Herald; Senior Advisory Committee; Advanced Art; Student Helper; This ’N That; Division Alternate; Hall Guard; G. A. A.

1946 Harrisonian yearbook

Delores continued her art training at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts where she met Dan Heilman, a World War II veteran. They married on May 26, 1949 in Vermont. The Herald (Crystal Lake, Illinois), June 23, 1949, reported their marriage.

Grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sterba, Is Married
Miss Dolores Sterba, daughter of Mr. Mrs. Joseph Sterba of Chicago, grand-daughter of Mr. and and Mrs. Joseph Sterba, of Fox River Grove was married to Daniel Heilman on May 26 at Shaftsberg, [sic] Vt. Mr. and Mrs. Heilman will make their home in Vermont.

According to the 1950 census, the couple (lines 21 and 22) resided on State Road North in Shaftsbury, Vermont.

 

Heilman’s self-profile, in the National Cartoonists Society Album 1960–1961, said

... attended Chicago Academy of Fine Arts after war, where I met my wife Del, also an artist. Del does all lettering and color work on Judge Parker. ...

I believe Delores learned how to letter from her husband. American Newspaper Comics (2012) said Heilman drew “Judge Parker” from November 24, 1952 to January 9, 1965. N.P. Dallis, the creator and writer, lived in Toledo, Ohio when the strip began. Delores and her husband moved to Toledo. The Toledo Blade Pictorial Magazine, December 4, 1960, published the article, “Toledo: Cartoonists’ Colony”, which included a photograph of the couple. The last paragraph said

Mr. Heilman keeps to a fairly rigid eight-hour day and his wife, Dell, works on a less regular schedule. She works primarily because she likes to draw, but also because “I couldn’t live in the same house with the guy if I didn’t have something to keep me busy,” she said—while smiling.

Delores and her husband, Dan, divorced in October 1965 according to a notice in the Fort Lauderdale News, October 20, 1965. He passed away on December 17, 1966.

In May 1967, Delores married William Plumas Robinson Jr. in Florida. The South Florida Sun Sentinel, July 26, 2005, published his obituary.

Robinson, William 76, of Pompano Beach, FL, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2005. Born in Forrest City, AR, he has been a local resident for 48 years. He served us proud in the Marine Corps doing tours in the Korean War and the reserves. He is survived by his beloved wife Delores and son William James. A Cryptside Service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 11 AM. As expressions or sympathy in lieu of flowers donations to the American Cancer Society, 1-800-227-2345 would be appreciated. Services are entrusted to Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 200 W. Copans Road, Pompano Beach, FL (954) 784-4000.

Delores’ death was noted at Dignity Memorial.

Delores Joan Robinson, age 95, of Plantation, Florida passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024.

A visitation for Delores will be held Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Kraeer Funeral Home, 200 West Copans Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33064. A committal service will occur Friday, January 19, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 200 West Copans Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33064.

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