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'You Moron', Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published May 23, 1931. Lil and Sandy have their friends Mr. and Mrs. Saunders Shanks over to their house for a game of cards. After settling do...
Canvas, Oil
The Bad News, Liberty Magazine Cover, Oct. 2, 1926
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published October 2, 1926 Sandy glowers as he sits at the table watching his rival Babe Dolan, the athletic lifeguard, flirt with Lil. Lil is entranced as Babe promises to make her a champion swimmer and the two are oblivious to the arrival of the waiter with the check, which Sandy reluctantly pays with nearly all of the remaining money in his wallet. (Liberty magazine, October 2, 1926, p. 54) This cover illustration was produced right after Liberty ceased their title contest for readers. “For the Love o’ Lil: The Picture Story of an American Family” In 1926, under his long-term contract to produce a cover per week for Liberty magazine, Leslie Thrasher introduced a signature cast of characters that appeared each week, telling a serialized story through his illustrations. Liberty touted its new cover serial as “something no magazine has ever done before…Heretofore, all magazine cover...
Canvas, Oil
$13,500
H 20 in W 16 in
No, I can never be Mrs. Hammerschlosser!, Liberty Magazine Cover January 22, 192
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published January 22, 1927. Blissful in her recent engagement to Sandy, Lil spends an evening at home knitting him a pair of green zigzag sport ...
Canvas, Oil
Danger!, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published June 28, 1930. Gwendolyn and Ulysses sit on the front steps of the Jenkins house, wishing for rain so they could play in mud puddles. ...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000
H 15.5 in W 13.5 in
“Their Romantic Honeymoon: The Bride and Groom Visit Niagara Falls”
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“Their Romantic Honeymoon: The Bride and Groom Visit Niagara Falls,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published July 9, 1927 Newlyweds Lil and Sandy are on their honeymoon at N...
Oil
Resolved, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published January 9, 1932. Sandy and Lil are excited to welcome the new year in 1932 and leave the past year of job losses, stock market crashes...
Canvas, Oil
Lullaby, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published July 14, 1928. Lil worries about the effect of the summer heat on their sleeping newborn baby as Sandy crawls onto their apartment’s f...
Oil
Holiday Shopping, Liberty Magazine Christmas Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine for the Christmas holiday issue, published December 23, 1933 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 19 x 19 in. Framed: 24.5 x 24.5 in. Signed Lower Left
Oil, Canvas