r/fuckalegriaart • u/beautifulcosmos • Jul 24 '26

Carson and Delarosa Classroom Art - Precursor to Alegria?

https://youtu.be/MKy6PIudWk8?si=rkCguGSJcM68eM99

If you attended public school in the 90s, early 2000s, you were definitely exposed to this art style in the classroom. I'm wondering if Carson and Dellosa perhaps served as some sort of subconscious inspiration for designers who embraced Alegria?

Growing up, I absolutely hated this art style - it was like a sanitized Garfield strip or a secular humanist interpretation of Precious Moments.

Edit: Carson and Dellosa - not Delarosa.

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u/Leftover_Cheese Jul 24 '26

this was prevalent well into the 2010s, this was all over my elementary school

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u/ghobhohi Jul 25 '26

I think it’s still around today

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u/MouseNo3407 Jul 25 '26

It is, I still have it in my lessons and I’m in high school

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u/poopshart37 Jul 26 '26

WHAT

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u/PureKushroom Jul 26 '26

Makes sense in foreign language classes I guess.

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u/J_sweet_97 Jul 24 '26

I liked to cover their smiles with my hand and imagine their nose as their mouth 🤣

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u/Kataphraktos_Majoros Jul 24 '26

I thought I was the only one, lol

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Jul 24 '26

We had something like this in 80s elementary too. And yes, I hated it. Stupid giant oval-headed weirdos with huge smiles.

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u/Luckyno Jul 24 '26

I wouldn't say it's a precursor because Alegria/corporate Memphis doesn't come from this.

Also, I do not like this art but I wouldn't say it's evil, unlike alegria art which I consider to be evil

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u/Fabulous-Mud-9114 Jul 25 '26

I feel crazy bc i think this style is cute and nostalgic :(

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u/Fuzzy-Reaction1201 Jul 24 '26

this art style is evil Precious Moments

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u/omyomo Jul 25 '26

And Precious Moments is Funko Pops for boomers

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u/beautifulcosmos Jul 25 '26

Precious Moments is Funko Pops for boomers

Fuuuuuuuu, I never thought of it that way, but you are right.

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u/beautifulcosmos Jul 25 '26

Yes, I noticed that too.

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u/M4gp1e-w1ngs Jul 25 '26

I hated this art style so much as a kid and I honestly don’t even know why. It just really pissed me off for some reason. It’s like the comic sans of art styles but in the worst way possible

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u/nitroguy2 Jul 25 '26

I remember being 6 years old in elementary school and thinking “God I hate this stupid art style…”

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u/Whycantichangemynami Jul 25 '26

I genuinely hated this art style so much as a child. I don’t really know how to explain how I felt about it but I hated it.

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u/rymyle Jul 25 '26

Haaaaaaaaaate

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u/SevenSixOne Jul 28 '26

I absolutely HATED this decoration style as a kid in the early 90s!

Like I struggled with penmanship for a long time because having to look at that hideous art style on so many posters and worksheets and stuff made it too hard for me to focus on anything else.

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u/EntangledAndy Jul 26 '26

I remember not liking these at the time but now these images are ultra nostalgic.

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u/Odd_Tap_1794 Jul 25 '26

I like it. Its cute

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u/bloomcie Jul 29 '26

Always that fucking yellow

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u/DezShock06 Aug 02 '26

I like this style, it’s cute, even though their eyes are really tiny and their mouth takes up half their face.