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Robert Joy
"There is No Question" Early Modern Original Foley's Ad Layout with Mink Stole

Early 20th Century

$1,200
£905.61
€1,036.78
CA$1,692.40
A$1,858.04
CHF 969.34
MX$22,484.89
NOK 12,149.23
SEK 11,447.77
DKK 7,739.31

About the Item

Early modern original watercolor and gouache ad layout for Foley's by Houston portraitist Robert C. Joy. The work features a mink stole laid out in the shape of a question mark. There are lines left to the right where ad text could be added. Currently hung in a black frame with a cream matting. Artist Biography: Robert C. Joy (1910-1993) Houston portraitist, painted more than 350 portraits over his 40-year career. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1927-28. His subjects included Texas political, business, and social leaders. Among his subjects were former President Lyndon Baines Johnson; Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg; cattleman and banker Gus S. Wortham; Lillie Abercrombie, whose husband was founder of Cameron Iron Works and also helped charter Texas Children's Hospital; and Will Clayton who served as assistant and later undersecretary of state under Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and was a primary designer of the Marshall Plan.
  • Creator:
    Robert Joy (1910 - 1993, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Early 20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.75 in (80.65 cm)Width: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Houston, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CA337.2024.0510.59101stDibs: LU551314726712

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