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John Ford Clymer
Putting Up Birdhouses, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post Cover

1951

About the Item

The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 9, 1951 'John Clymer, while migrating through Wyoming in a motorcar, was amazed at the variety of birds that go there summers to keep house. He saw pelicans, whose winter address is Florida- though he doesn;t mean to suggest that they fitted into the birdhouses he painted. He observed sealess sea gulls, and was told to watch for spectacular blue herons, but none of these wanted to pose. When we consoled, "Well, you can see herons in your own back yard," he remonstrated, "Look, you're phoning Westport, Connecticut- didn't you know?" So, making like an ornithologist, we explained that blue herons have been noted spending summer vacations in Connecticut's tidal inlets, gaping at commuters in the trains. Clymer ought to get around more.' (The Saturday Evening Post, Page 3) Artwork Dimensions: 34" x 27" Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left
  • Creator:
    John Ford Clymer (1907 - 1989, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1951
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 47671stDibs: LU384315258482

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