John's Island Cafe, Santa Catalina 1940s/50s Menu Art by Dorothy & Otis Shepard

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John's Island Cafe, Santa Catalina 1940s/50s Menu Art by Dorothy & Otis ShepardThis stunning menu is from a side project of two of America's most famous commercial designers, Dorothy and Otis Shepard, stemming from their work with chewing gum firm Wrigley. Otis, known as "Shep", met Philip K. Wrigley in 1932, and quickly became the firm's art director. With Dorothy he created some of the most iconic ads in history. P. K. Wrigley also owned the island of Catalina, and he wanted to develop the island as a tourist destination, and

had two lounges – the Moby Dick and the Mermaid Room - from where customers could view the Northwest’s largest fishing fleet while eating and drinking

The restaurant was open seven days a week

on a prime site in the financial district of the city

On the back of the menu

Courtesy University Of Washington

America was experiencing a post-war boom in creative art and design when this elegant menu cover for a Skychefs airport bar was created in 1957

Soon he began expanding into catering and hotel businesses

On the menu which greeted customers with the phrase Good Morning Shipmates

depicting the story of a jazz singer caught up in heroin addiction

-Orange and/or strawberry slices

the hotel boasted – and three golf courses including one called The Monster

we are offering them to patrons at lower prices than ever

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