Vintage Trader Vic's drink menu question - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Sep 21, 2013 10:10 AM Trader Vic used to use two main illustrators: William F. Kay (who signed as Kay), and Guy Huze, this cover is by neither. What is the signature of this artist (I cannot make it out)? Stylistically, judging by the sort of round, cartoony rendering style of faces and, uh, other body parts, it might be the same artist who did these sketches that ended up on the wall of the new Portland Trader Vic's (how is that location doing by the way?): I was very intrigued by these, since I had never seen them published in any menu, but I photographed only those two close, maybe someone can shoot the other two for better comparison? I could not see a date or signature, and I doubt anyone at Trader Vic's has that info, but if we google the name on the menu cover, we might find the artist's bio.

Trader Vic used to use two main illustrators: William F. Kay (who signed as Kay), and Guy Huze, this cover is by neither. What is the signature of this artist (I cannot make it out)?

Stylistically, judging by the sort of round, cartoony rendering style of faces and, uh, other body parts, it might be the same artist who did these sketches that ended up on the wall of the new Portland Trader Vic's (how is that location doing by the way?):

I was very intrigued by these, since I had never seen them published in any menu, but I photographed only those two close, maybe someone can shoot the other two for better comparison? I could not see a date or signature, and I doubt anyone at Trader Vic's has that info, but if we google the name on the menu cover, we might find the artist's bio.

Post #694200 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Sep 21, 2013 10:10 AM