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Robert Joy"You're Sunday Shot" Early Modern Original Ad Layout for Foley's with AirplaneEarly 20th Century
Early 20th Century
$1,200
£906.77
€1,049.51
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A$1,872.58
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NOK 12,329.77
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About the Item
Early modern original watercolor and gouache ad layout for Foley's by Houston portraitist Robert C. Joy. The work features a German military aircraft flying over a pile of tin cans that are turning into bullets. 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: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Houston, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: CA337.2024.0510.59091stDibs: LU551314726542

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