Mike Hinge - 85th Birthday Anniversary - 159 - 160

Remembering Mike and his psychedelic world. Art genius and all round extraordinaire, born 9/08/1931 Mike Hinge would have been 85 years old today. I feel I have got to know Mike through his friends, that have contributed to my blog, which I am grateful. Mike had great friends.

 Hinge, "POW" Date unknown. Approximately 31.5 x 31.5cm. Signed.

Hinge, "Dynamic" Date unknown. Approximately 31.5 x 31.5cm. Signed.

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Mike Hinge - Hung On You (4). Colour pen on thin paper. Approximate size 35x43cm. Date: Unknown. Signed.

This is the final image, redrawn, traced from the reduced print and coloured. There are some small differences the most noticeable is the choice to break the border where the lady's hair ribbon flows from the picture.

The question is who was the picture for and was it used? 

"Hung On You" was in the late 60's a psychedelic fashion boutique on Kings Road in London England and where there was also a fashion boutique called "Granny takes a Trip" that was at number 488 Kings Road (mostly associated with the English artists "Michael English and "Nigel Waymouth". I also found a remote reference to Coca Cola and "Hung On You" on the web, from a magazine from 1967 called "Boys Life" it has a Coca-Cola advert that has an article on a band called The Fortunes in this article the band visits "Hung On You" where they try on some clothes and drink Coca-Cola.

  

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Mike Hinge - Hung On You (3). Some type of print (photocopy?). Approximate size 35x43cm. Date: Unknown. Signed (facsimile).

This is a print of the previous drawing reduced in size to 16 1/2".

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Mike Hinge - Hung On You (2). Black pen on tracing paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: Unknown. Signed.


The image is traced from the previous drawing but has been done more neatly and he has made an adjustment in placing the image centrally on the page and reducing the width by introducing a border on the right hand side. The hair of the woman is neater and more elegant and now she has a breast.


Written on the right hand edge in blue "NEG & POS MATTE STAT 16 1/2" ON MARKS".
  

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Mike Hinge - Hung On You (1). Colour Pen on tracing paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: Unknown. Unsigned.


I am calling this number 1 as it is perhaps the first drawn in a series of four pictures that I have of this design. This image is drawn and coloured in rough and is slightly larger than the following version.

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Mike Hinge, office mural preliminary drawing for Thomas J. Lipton Inc. Approximate size 50x40cm. Marker pen on white paper. Date unknown. Signed.

In 1961 Thomas J. Lipton Inc. acquired the American ice-cream brand "Good Humour".

I don't know if this mural was finally commissioned or not?

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Mike Hinge - Advertising sketch Campbell's Tomato Soup, soldier with spoon and fork (can opener?). Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.

Mike Hinge - Advertising sketch (2) Campbell's Tomato Soup, soldier with spoon and fork (can opener?). Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.

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Mike Hinge - Advertising artwork Campbell's Soups Best Bloomin Soups in Town. Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.

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Mike Hinge stencil/silk screen? James Dean? 3 colours on white paper taped to hardboard. Signed on front and protective covering paper with Hinge's New York address pencilled on the back. Approximate size 50x60cm. Date unknown.

Similar to an image from Heavy Metal magazine, July 1979, "Rears its ugly green head" by Hinge and Adams.