Strip Joint Reportage
Back in 1979, Bill Russell was commissioned by the Toronto Globe and Mail to create a series of drawings at the Loveboat Disco on King Street West. The art director wanted him to do clandestine drawings of the male strippers performing there. He was only used doing courtroom drawings of long boring trials. He drew in the dark while the music played and the women were hollering. Here’s one:
…more drawings at Bill’s Reportage Blog.
December 3, 2010