![]() The original article, which has been incredibly well received, was ‘Unblemished Record’ and can be found here. In the meantime here is a collection of further images by Bernard Roundhill that have come into my possession (this is not all of them, just a portion from this most prolific designer which keep turning up, or I suddenly realise after years – that something I’ve had all along is by him). So the Longwhitekid project is far from over I am still enthused and have a long list of topics I’d like to tackle. It doesn’t mean I haven’t been researching and writing but arranging the actual posts is a lot of work in its self and my focus is elsewhere right now as I finish up on the manuscript, that I have mentioned on and off for the last four years. So it’s probably all part of an inevitable reboot that has been coming for a while, anyway. Things just need to change about the way I am doing this if it is to continue. And this break from publishing was not at all planned, however when I return in a few weeks there will be some big changes afoot. A rest is always good – even if it’s unexpected. I’ve written at least 175 stories during that time including magazine articles which is quite a lot. This is the first time I have had a break since late 2010 when I started Longwhitekid – so perhaps it’s just a natural progression that’s how it feels. My previous semester was totally frustrating and as a result mentally exhausting (mostly due to the complete disorganization of others) and after it was done I just didn’t want to know about anything for a while. Even my page on Facebook, History Always Repeats, has slowed down quite a bit (although the membership is increasing rapidly anyway). I haven’t posted anything since February, my bad – and the time has just slipped away. I have had a very busy year, so obviously I’ve had little time to put up new stories for the most part. Certainly this highly airbrushed style was a trademark of his, as we know. A series of them turned up for grabs at auction, but whether they were all by Roundhill or some were done by another artist in the series – remains unconfirmed. One of a series of Nyal point-of-sale display cards of the early 1950s.
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