Rex Whistler

Rex Whistler Designed "Post Office c1937 Greetings Telegram"

1937

Original Peter Gee (1932-2005) British envelope postmarked Dec 14, 1963 Envelope Sz: 11 3/4"H x 16 1/4"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 20"W w/ gilt bamboo frame Peter Gee (1932–2005) was a British-born artist and developer who spent most of his life living and working in New York City. He was active in the pop art movement of the 60s. Biography: Gee was born on July 23, 1932 in Leicestershire, England. He was interested in drawing as a child and worked as a graphic designer for the British army when he joined at the age of 18. By the end of the 50s, he had exhibited at the Denise Rene Gallery in Paris, where he lived briefly, and the Axiom Gallery in London. He came to the US in 1962. Throughout the 60s, Gee experienced a high degree of success as a pop artist in Manhattan. His work from this era has been collected by The Museum of Modern Art in both New York City and Kyoto, The Smithsonian and the Library of Congress in Washington DC, and The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Gee exhibited with Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana for the "Word and Image" show in 1968 at the Museum of Modern Art. During this time, he was also teaching classes at the New School, the School of Visual Arts, and the Harvard Architectural School. Gee formed his close friendship with fashion designer Betsy Johnson...

Delightful colour c1950s plates by 'The Tout' aka Peter Buchanan depicting English horse racing owners Print Sz: 5"H x 12"W Frame Sz: 8"H x 15"W

British Post Office Greetings Telegrams (1935-1978), after various artists photolithograph dimensions, including frames: 33 x Telegram 9 ¾ x 11 ⅞ in. (24.8 x 30.1 cm.) 31 x Telegram 10 ½ x 12 in. (26.8 x 30.5 cm.) 12 x Telegram 11 ½ x 18 in. (29.2 x 45.7 cm.) and similar 12 x Telegram 9 x 11 ½ in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm.) 1 x Telegram 11 ¾ x 12 ¾ in. (29.8 x 32.4 cm.) 1 x Telegram 9 x 10 ⅜ in. (22.9 x 26.3 cm.) 1 x Telegram 8 x 10 ½ in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm.) A set of ninety-one (91) The historical equivalent of a text or WhatsApp message, the first telegram was sent in code in 1844 from Washington to Baltimore by Samuel Morse, asking “What hath God wrought?” By 1870 (the year that the British General...

Telegram by Eduardo De Filippo (1900-1984), Italian playwright, director, actor and poet addressed to the Countess Anna -Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. One-page. V...