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CARICATURES & FAN ART collects examples of art that caricaturize and satirize the image and legend of Elvis Presley. These include drawings, paintings, sculptures, and computer-generated art.
Most of the art is caricatures of Elvis—some done during his lifetime, but much of it by the many artists still producing extraordinary art about Elvis—but I do include an occasional piece of “fan art.”
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THIS IS AN UNUSUAL MOVE FOR ME in that I am pushing a product here on my Elvis – A Touch Of Gold blog. I didn’t go looking for a product to push; in fact, quite the opposite occurred. I was looking for images for the series of articles I am writing about the line of Elvis records on the Gold Standard Series. [Read more] ““elvis is king” is an illustrated children’s book that fans must see!”
WOULD ELVIS WEAR A MASK DURING THIS PANDEMIC? I found an arresting photo of a young Elvis wearing a bandana-like mask with what appeared to be modern demonstrators in the background. I found the image on Elvis Rare Records, where the site’s owner, Dave Reynolds, had sent me regarding another issue. [Read more] “would elvis wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic?”
THIS COLLECTION OF IMAGES of Elvis in the ’70s makes up “Elvis’ Golden Caricatures Volume 9.” It is a collection of artwork looking at the final years of Presley through the eyes of (mostly relatively) young caricaturists from around the world. This is also the final volume of caricatures that I have scheduled at this time. [Read more] “elvis’ golden caricatures volume 9 (aloha from the ’70s)”
THE ELVIS OF THE ’70s in his fantastical jumpsuits and expanding waistline has found attention from artists who seem determined to give an ugly rendition of the man. Partly due to the many caricatures of Elvis as grossly obese and sloppy-looking, many non-fans have it in their heads that he was gross and sloppy during his life. [Read more] “elvis’ golden caricatures volume 8 (love letters from the 70s)”
SAY “ELVIS IN THE ’70s” and a lot of people immediately think “Fat Elvis.” This is partly due to caricatures of Elvis as grossly obese, leading many non-fans to believe that he was sloppy-looking during his life. This was not true: while his face puffed out and his waistline expanded, Elvis never had the sloppy look one associates with excess fat in the stomach, the butt, the arms, or the legs. [Read more] “the (unfortunately) enduring image of “fat elvis””