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About our Kick Starter Campaign to light the Special Delivery 2012 Exhibit!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/endlesscanvas/special-delive...

Pexelina www.flickr.com/people/quintanaphotography/ had some of her photography up at the Special Delivery show earlier this year in Berkeley. I took a photograph of one of her works and remixed it. :)

Endless Canvas Special Delivery 2012

North American B-25J Mitchell "Special Delivery"

S/N: 44-86734

Registration: N333RW

Flown as US Navy PBJ-1J

Amigo Airsho 2006 (El Paso, Texas)

 

Photo by www.kensaviation.com

 

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British postcard in the A Real Photogravure Portrait series. Photo: United Artists. Eddie Cantor in Special Delivery (Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, 1927).

 

Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) was an American actor, screenwriter, producer and songwriter. After a rich Broadway career in the late 1910s and 1920s, he became a popular Hollywood star in pleasant and fast-paced musical film comedies in the early 1930s.

 

Eddie Cantor was born Edward Israel Iskowitz in 1892 in New York City, New York, USA. He was the son of amateur violinist Mechel Iskowitz (also Michael) and his wife Meta Kantrowitz Iskowitz (also Maite), a young Jewish couple from Russia. Both his parents died when he was still very young, and he was adopted and raised by his maternal grandmother, Esther Lazarowitz Kantrowitz. She called him Izzy and Itchik, both diminutives for Isidor. She supported herself and her grandson as a door-to-door peddler. The boy was educated in public schools. "Kantrowitz" was the name mistakenly assigned to the boy instead of his actual name, Iskowitz, by a public school registrar. It was shortened to Cantor. Eddie was the nickname given to him by his girlfriend, Ida Tobias, whom he later married. After winning $5 at a Bowery Theatre Amateur Night, the teenage Cantor knew where his destiny lay. One of his earliest paying jobs was a double position as a waiter and performer. He sang for tips at Carey Walsh's Coney Island saloon, where a young Jimmy Durante accompanied him on piano. He made his first public appearance in Vaudeville in 1907 at New York's Clinton Music Hall, then became a member of the Gus Edwards Gang, later touring Vaudeville with Al Lee as the team Cantor & Lee. His grandmother, Esther Kantrowitz, died on 29 January 1917, two days before he signed a long-term contract with Broadway's top producer Florenz Ziegfeld, to appear in his "Follies". Eddie starred in the Ziegfeld rooftop post-show Midnight Frolic (1917) and in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1927. He also made Broadway stage appearances in 'Broadway Brevities of 1920', 'Make It Snappy' (1922), 'Kid Boots' (1923), 'Whoopee' (1928) and 'Banjo Eyes' (1941). For several years, Cantor starred in an act with pioneering comedian Bert Williams, both in blackface. Cantor played Williams' son. Other co-stars with Cantor during his time in the Follies included Will Rogers, Marilyn Miller, Fanny Brice and W.C. Fields. The successful Broadway series of 'Banjo eyes' in 1941 was cut short when Cantor suffered a major heart attack, the first of several that would dominate his later years.

 

Eddie Cantor also made numerous film appearances. He had previously appeared in a number of short films in the 1920s, performing his Follies songs and comedy routines, and in two silent feature films, Kid Boots (Frank Tuttle, 1926) with Clara Bow and Special Delivery (Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, 1927). He was offered the lead role in The Jazz Singer (Alan Crosland, 1927) after it was turned down by George Jessel, but Cantor also turned down the role so it went to Al Jolson. His best Hollywood years were spent under contract to Samuel Goldwyn, where Eddie turned out one big-budget musical comedy per year between 1930 and 1936. Eddie became a leading Hollywood star with the film version of Whoopee! (Thornton Freeland, 1930), shot in two-colour Technicolour. He continued to make films for the next two decades, including such hits as Palmy Days (A. Edward Sutherland, 1931), The Kid from Spain (Leo McCarey, 1932), Roman Scandals (Frank Tuttle, 1933) with Gloria Stuart, Kid Millions (Roy Del Ruth, Willy Pogany, 1934) co-starring Ann Sothern and Ethel Merman, Strike Me Pink (Norman Taurog, 1936) and Ali Baba Goes to Town (David Butler, 1937). His last leading role was in If You Knew Susie (Gordon Douglas, 1948) with Joan Davis. In the Warner Bros. biopic The Eddie Cantor Story (Alfred E. Green, 1953) he did a cameo appearance. He was the President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1933-1935. Cantor turned to radio with The Chase and Sanborn Hour in 1931. Performing as a standup comedian, he used his vaudeville experience to outstanding effect and combined the expression of patriotism and personal values with humour; audiences responded enthusiastically. With changes of name, the show continued for 18 years on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) networks. He also served as host of The Eddie Cantor Variety Theater, a half-hour television variety show that was syndicated in 1955. Cantor also made many records. His theme song was 'One Hour With You'. His other popular-song compositions include 'Get a Little Fun Out of Life', 'It's Great to Be Alive' and 'The Old Stage Door'. Hal Erickson at AllMovie: "The offstage Cantor was not perfect, but most of the man's character flaws have been forgotten in the light of his inexhaustible work on behalf of dozens of charities, most prominently the March of Dimes. He also regularly put his career on the line through his union activities with Actors Equity, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio Artists, and flew in the face of bigotry and anti-Semitics through his work with the B'nai Brith and Jewish Relief." Eddie Cantor wrote the books 'Ziegfeld, the Great Glorifier' and 'As I Remember Them', and the autobiographies 'My Life Is In Your Hands' and 'Take My Life'. He received a Special Academy Award in 1956 for distinguished service to the film industry. Eddie Cantor died of a heart attack in 1964 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. His wife Ida had passed away two years earlier. They had five daughters, Marilyn Cantor Baker, Marjorie Cantor, Natalie Cantor, Edna Cantor McHugh and Janet Cantor Gari. Eddie Cantor is interred in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California.

 

Sources: Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Britannica, Wikipedia (English and Dutch) and IMDb.

 

And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.

East Bay, CA

Paid 14 cents for a Special Delivery letter sent from Petawawa Military Post Office 305 (1 September 1950) to Winona, Ontario.

 

The domestic letter rate was 4 cents / cost for Special Delivery fee was 10 cents = 14 cents.

 

Special delivery is a service providing expedited delivery of mail. Special delivery is also sometimes called express mail, or as of today called Xpresspost.

 

Special Delivery / Petawawa Military Post Office 305 CDS Cancel

 

Sent from - / PETAWAWA M.P.O.305 / 1 IX / 50 / ONT. / - Bailey & Toop (#M17-97) / RF C - this is the LRD for this cds hammer.

 

This cds hammer was proofed - 17 June 1948. (used only for a three year period - summer months only)

 

Sent to: Mr. & Mrs. J. Moore / 50 Side Road / Winona P.O. Ontario

 

Winona is a small community in Southern Ontario that is officially part of the City of Hamilton, Ontario - It is roughly halfway between Buffalo (85 km) and Toronto (77 km) along the QEW.

 

Winona's first settlers built a farming hamlet called "the Fifty" close to the creek of that name and tight to the waterfront. Winona's centre shifted in the late 19th century away from the water and the creek to a new central place built around the railway and roads, and tied together by Winona (then called Station) Road. Later, the focus shifted in favour of Highway 8, the escarpment, and Winona Road. Winona was part of the township of Saltfleet. On January 1, 1974, it became part of the New Town of Stoney Creek. Stoney Creek became a city in 1985. Fifteen years later, it was forcibly merged with the City of Hamilton by order of the Ontario government.

The summer of 2011 I was asked by Endlesscanvas.com to curate an installation for the Special Delivery Show in Portland.

 

Not only was it a great experience to meet some of the bay areas most prolific Street Artists. I got to chance to do Four installations!

 

1. A Panel of doors combo covered in posters, stickers and tags.

2.The back of Skate Ramp with Johnny Tragedy.

3.Another Door combo with the help of The Lost Cause and Johnny Tragedy.

4.An Entire Bathroom from the walls all the way to the ceiling. Completely Crushed...

 

Endlesscanvas Documented the event and published this sweet book

 

you can purchase it here

www.endlesscanvas.bigcartel.com/product/special-delivery-...

 

Thanks Endless Canvas for giving me a chance to help represent other artists from around the world and locally in the way we like to do it here in portland!

 

Artists in the book

SKAM, Swampy, ATWA, Bella Ciao, Broke, Cuss, Dead Eyes, Feral Child, GATS, GoreB, Just Becauz, Logo, NMG Productions, Nart, Political Gridlock, Nina STM, Pink Eyes, Turnip, Pemex, Upfuk, Attica, Old Crow, Self, Hero, Doodles, Buxom, Sasquatch 23, Fresh Prince, Coyote, N.O. Bonzo, Scribbles, Bonus, Denim, Twigs, Ask, Six, TwoHigh, HiTop, Harvey, Spain, Veks, Agro, Oatis, Wire 640, Kids DAC, Basq, Horns, Ford, Jukes, Abuse, Grime, Remio, Ping, Ecos, Myth.

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Special delivery of boo for Papa Tian

Bathroom installation curated by SKAM

also smashed by The lost cause, Buxom, Johnny Tragedy, Mr say

 

Entrance into the bathroom installation

hand painted narcoze priest SKAM poster on your way in....

 

Artists

Esu

SKAM

Bride

Narcoze

Madone

Menace

Old Crow

The lost cause

Five

Kami

ABCNT

Mono

NART

Evoker

Mute

Trust 1984

TNGLR

Broke

Starhead boy

Mr say

jabz

mecro

vinny raffa

stelleconfuse

neckone

comfy

Gats

Bella Ciao

noxin

billi kid

super fat cat

swampy

try

eyesore

token

hysu

tize

dead eyes

kojak

kanye

oyster

johnny tragedy

graffface

mute

buxom

gfgx

kulo

hadone

straxx

political gridlock

 

Bei eating his breakfast boo

Endless Canvas Special Delivery 2012

Design for baby announcement, baby shower, etc.

special delivery 2012

Our Daily Topic - "Corner":

 

Her arrival is just around the corner. This is a re-edit of a former shot. I'm liking this a lot better than the original. Really wanted to fix it so my daughter can have it for the baby's scrapbook. Would love your opinion. Did tons of sliding to get it here. Too much?

 

Nikon D5000, 50mm

An Alaska Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter departs Bryant Army Airfield Dec. 11 on it's way to Nanwalek to deliver Christmas gifts to the children of the village for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, school supplies and stocking stuffers to children in rural Alaskan communities. This year marks the 65th year of the program, which began in 1956 after the village of St. Mary's experienced a year of hardship and the Alaska Air National Guard flew in gifts and supplies donated by the local community. The Alaska National Guard was able to continue the tradition this year and safely provide gifts despite COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky)

Handle with care! (Axle)

Release Event for the SPECIAL DELIVERY Portland 2011 Book,

as well as an Art Show Benefiting the artists participating in this year’s SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012 Mural Exhibit (which will open September 8th 2012).

 

WHEN:

Saturday July 28th, 2012 (Last Saturday) at 7pm

 

WHERE:

Famous Four Colors Gallery

1525 Webster Street

Oakland, CA 94612

 

FREE EVENT! All Ages!

 

ABOUT THE 2011 BOOK:

Full Color, 64 Pages, $16

Special Delivery 2011 was a mural exhibit that filled a 6,000 square foot warehouse in South East Portland. It showcased over 40 artists who have put in a lot of work on the streets of Oakland, San Francisco and the greater Bay Area of California.

 

Read more about the book…

www.EndlessCanvas.BigCartel.com/product/special-delivery-...

 

ABOUT THE BENEFIT ART SHOW:

Many of the artists whom will be participating in this years Special Delivery Mural Exhibit (Optimist, GATS, Upfuk, Attica, Broke, Nart, Dead Eyes, etc.) will be showcasing prints and works on canvas at F4C Gallery (Famous Four Colors) for ONE NIGHT ONLY to raise funds for paint.

 

Read more about SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012…

www.EndlessCanvas.com/specialdelivery2012

 

Invite your friends to the Special Delivery Bay Area 2012 facebook event page…

www.facebook.com/events/127714507368174

 

DON'T BLOW UP THE SPOT:

Please don't tag the venue or the immediate surroundings the night of the event.

Thank you to all the writers that always show respect and help us socially enforce this guideline so that we can keep getting invited back to throw awesome events for you guys.

Joe the Zombie Postman (a Blocks Magazine subscription renewal gift) seems to be settling in well :-)

Bathroom installation curated by SKAM

also smashed by The lost cause, Buxom, Johnny Tragedy, Mr say

 

oops to the ink mess.....

 

Artists

SKAM

Billi Kid

Hero

wenk

Kulo

mittenimwald

bella ciao

mr say

evoker

nart

tize

johnny tragedy

faylure

i will not

five

chotch

dead eyes

photocoyote

not my government

comfy

navin johnson

deadmeat

andres musta

token

ROD

andres musta

eyesore

amber pretty hair

 

The funds generated from these posters will be used to put out a full color book documenting the Special Delivery show as well as street art around Portland during July, 2011.

 

Signed screen prints available from 10 to 50 here...

endlesscanvas.bigcartel.com/category/posters

 

Special Delivery - Portland 2011

Commemorative Poster

 

Signed by:

Ras Terms, Pemex, GATS, Nart, Bella Ciao and Attica Riot.

 

SPECS:

- Artwork by Broke One

- 11" x 17" Inches

- Two Colors on yellow card stock

- Hand pulled serigraph

 

Special Delivery was a massive warehouse take over in Portland that featured prolific Bay Area graffiti artists like Swampy, Feral Child, GATS, Bella Ciao, Just Becauz, Dead Eyes, Attica, Pink Eyes, Political Gridlock, ATWA, Old Crow, Doodles, Coyote, Logo, GoreB, Nart, Cuss, Nina and more.

 

See photos from the event at www.Portland.EndlessCanvas.com

 

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