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Jim Stewart honors Dave Moore and Linnea Hadaway 25 years, 75-plus cartoon creation called “Spirit of Phillips
Jim Stewart, Wendell Phillips biographer, was an unannounced speaker who surprised Dave Moore and Linnea Hadaway by honoring their 25 years, 75-plus cartoon creation called “Spirit of Phillips. Stewart”'s spoke about the significance of political cartoons and exclaimed that the genius of Dave and Linnea”'s creation is a wonderful treasure to the community. A large poster board was given to them with greetings from many of the over 100 in attendance. Earlier in the evening Dave Moore showed his creative dexterity of venues with an empassioned, rhythmic reading of his poem “A Son of Boston~Agitator.” While Dave”'s style is not akin to the classical oratory of Phillips it has similar results of dynamic interchange with the audience.
Jim Stewart”'s article in The Alley Prompts Visitor to Create a Wood Type Poster of Wendell Phillips
A poster marking Wendell Phillips”' 200th birthday, nailed to a power pole in the former copper mining town of Calumet, in Michigan”'s Upper Peninsula. Daniel Schneider, who lives in Michigan”'s copper district, nailed up 11 of the wood type posters in Calumet and surrounding mining towns on November 11, 2011. A novice letterpress printer, Schneider had printed the posters at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts the previous weekend after reading about Phillips in the November issue of The Alley. He left one edition of 11 eleven prints in Minneapolis to be posted in the Phillips neighborhood. (more…)
