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Story illustration, image of a man reading the newspaper surrounded by other men. Arthur Burdett Frost was our best illustrator of rural Ameri...

Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper Dimensions: 28.00" x 19.50" Signature: Signed in Center

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 38.25" x 29.25", Framed 45" x 35" Cover of The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, June 13, 1925 Edmund Davenport was a New Yorker and a successful illustrator in the 1920’s. He painted covers for Women’s Home Companion and The Saturday Evening Post, and at the same time, he worked in the art department of Paramount Studios. At the time of this publication, a young woman’s graduation from college was a rare accomplishment, and the opportunities for employment that required a college diploma, were even rarer. Nevertheless, it was a good reason for this pretty, young woman to be sitting on top of the world in the vicinity of “cloud nine.” “Top of the World” appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on June 13, 1925. Exhibited: Christie's New York, Illustrating America: Norman Rockwell and His Contemporaries, November 30, 2013- January, 2014 A luminous and rare Golden Age of Illustration cover...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Harper's Monthly, 1917.

Signed Lower Right illustration for Cosmopolitan magazine, published May 1928, with inventory stamp and notes on verso.

Date: Nov 28, 1925 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 14.00" x 11.20" Signature: Unsigned Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 28, 1925

Date: 1880 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 18.20" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

“Mother Knows Best: Mrs. Morse Dips Her Cheerful Oar,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published May 12, 1928 Mrs. Morse was very excited to become a grandmother for the first ...

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published February 2, 1929. Lil and Sandy stop by New York city on their way to Florida. Elegantly dressed and driving a fancy car, the couple a...

Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 15.75" x 13.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right Readers Digest Cover Woman in Yellow Riding Crop

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 30.00" x 40.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

“Honeymooning at Greenville: Lil and Sandy Continue Their Scenic Trip,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published July 23, 1927 Sandy and Lil are on their honeymoon, which after an expensive stay at a mosquito-inhabited resort in Greenville, has not been going particularly well. Their disappointing fishing trip left them with more fly bites than fish bites. The newlyweds were eager to board the train, settle in to their sleeping car, and journey to their next destination. When Sandy attempts to bring Lil the glass of water she requested, the train suddenly jerks and ice water spills on a sleeping gentleman in the next berth. “‘Oh! Oh!’ Lil gasped, a witness to her husband’s social blunder. And she wished she were deaf!” (Liberty magazine, July 23, 1927, p. 45) “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...

Date: 1920s Medium: Gouache and Watercolor on Artist Board Dimensions: 19.00" x 13.00" Signature: Unsigned The 1920’s painting most likely is the original cover art...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Illustration for 'Fighting for the Flock' written by Edwin L Sabin.

Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 20.00" x 15.00", Framed 30.00" x 24.50" Jessie Wilcox Smith never married, but t...

Medium: Mixed Media on Board Sight Size 21.50" x 14.50", Framed 26.00" x 19.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Illustration for the "Exhibition of the American Water Color Society."

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published April 13, 1929. The opera is in town for one night only, making it the social event of the season. Sandy and Lil sit in their box seats, gazing at the less elite audience members in the orchestra and haughtily critiquing the wardrobe choices of other wealthy socialites. The couple excitedly watches as the Opera begins, and eagerly await the gathering in their home after the performance, to which they have invited the star, Paltrianni. Upon his arrival at the Jenkins’ home, Paltrianni comments on how extravagantly the couple lives. However, much to Lil’s horror, there was no lavish banquet awaiting them, for the butler Meadows was found drunkenly passed out on a chair next to the empty dining room. (Liberty magazine, April 13, 1929, p. 68) “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 covers have been disconnected pictures.” To help readers follow the plot from week to week, a short story summary was printed in each issue. (Liberty magazine, June 19, 1926, pp. 69-70). “For the Love o’ Lil” centers around the lives of Lil Morse and Sandy Jenkins and includes recurring characters from their extended family and social circles. The serial follows the couples’ adventures through courtship, the ups and downs of married life, the antics of their offspring with the neighborhood children, and the complex dynamics of relationships with in-laws. The goal was to show a typical modern American family whose eccentricities and foibles would attract readers each week. Thrasher used himself as the model for Lil’s father, Robert E. Lee Morse. Liberty further engaged readers by running contests for best titles, and later, for suggested storylines. The model proved successful and “For the Love o’ Lil” became a popular hallmark of the publication for many years, resulting in a 1930 film adaptation starring the flapper Sally Starr. Leslie Thrasher Leslie Thrasher first began contributing covers to Liberty in 1924, and in 1926 he was offered a contract to create a cover per week at the rate of $1,000 per week. Going against the advice of his friend Norman Rockwell, Thrasher accepted the contract, agreeing to complete a weekly cover for six years - an immensely challenging endeavor requiring that both new ideas and new artwork be produced at an extremely rapid pace. The continuing storyline of the cover serial “For the Love o’ Lil” helped Thrasher keep up with the constant demand for new images. Due to declining circulation, Liberty terminated Thrasher’s contract in 1932. A few years later in 1936, Thrasher died from pneumonia caused by smoke inhalation from a fire in his home, which also destroyed much of his original artwork. An incredibly prolific artist, Thrasher had created more than 360 covers in his lifetime for various publications, including 23 covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Leslie Thrasher was born in Piedmont, West Virginia. He studied art at the Philadelphia Academy and at the age of 16, won a scholarship that allowed him to study in Paris. Upon his return to the United States, Thrasher studied with Howard Pyle in Wilmington, Delaware and briefly worked as a portrait painter before moving to New York City to begin his commercial career producing illustration for magazines and advertising agencies. Thrasher also served in World War I, where he was assigned work as a camouflage painter. Date: 1929 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Liberty Magazine Cover, 4/13/29 "Opera Night"

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Stamped Harper's Bazaar illustration Artist's Stamp on reverse

Date: 1924 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 26.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left, Dated Verso, '24

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published March 2, 1929. After spending a few weeks in Florida, Sandy and Lil continue their winter vacation in Havana, Cuba, where Lil goes on ...

Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right "Man in prison with two jailers" - Book illustration.

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 35.00" x 27.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Medium: Oil on Board Sight Size 28.00" x 24.00", Framed 34" x 30" Signature: Signed Upper Left Cover Illustration for the February 16, 1924 issue of The Country Gentleman...

“The Doctor Calls: Spending the Morning with Lil’s Oldest Friend,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published May 5, 1928 Dr. Howard, the Morse family doctor, is caught in traff...

"Whereas, the Women," by George Kibbe Turner, illustrated by Guernsey Moore for the Saturday Evening Post, July 22, 1922.

Date: 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 24.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cream of Wheat advertisement for the Saturday Evening Post, June 5, 1920. In 1980, Dave Stivers, a new archivist for the Nabisco Brands Company was taking a tour of the Cream of Wheat plant in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he encountered a large room with metal lockers that had not been opened for over 30 years. These lockers contained a treasure trove of 1600 advertising paintings...

Story illustration, image of man on couch, woman in chair writing Charles Edward Chambers was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, studied at the Chicago Art Institute, and later the Art Students League in New York with George Bridgman. His illustrations were extremely skillful, marked by subtlety of value and color. He early learned to adapt his method of painting for the best possible reproduction, and to insure fidelity of printing, he often followed the assignments through to the hands of the engraver who made the plates. Chambers divided his time almost equally between editorial and advertising assignments. Among his advertising commissions was an outstanding series of portraits of musicians for Steinway & Sons. His distinctive illustrations for billboards, notably for Chesterfield and Palmolive Soap...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1918 Signature: Unsigned Dimensions: 26.00" x 14.00" Fashion Illustration, Fall: 1918

Medium: Oil on Board 22.00" Oval, Framed 31.00" Oval Signature: Signed Lower Right Sears Magazine Cover, Fall- Winter 1927/1928

Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper Dimensions: 28.00" x 19.50" Signature: Signed Lower Center

A mother watches as her daughter rides a donkey Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Upper Left Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover, August 1905

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 27.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Illustration: Group of people in the old South. "It's the Thieving Federats Again" Illustration;

Dimensions: 24.50" x 36.00" "A Cold Day in Hell" cover by Terry Johnston

Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 25.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Exhibited Carnegie institute Pittsburgh

Date: 1920 Medium: Charcoal and Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 19.00" Signature: Signed and Inscription Lower Right Corner 1920s parlor scene. ...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published December 11, 1926 Sandy called on Lil one evening, only to find that his suspicions were true – Mr. Hammerschlosser, the aging and wea...

She Loves Me ...She Loves Me Not, Liberty Magazine Cover, June 19, 1926 Original cover for Liberty magazine, published June 19, 1926. Sandy forgot that toda...

Calendar Illustration: Image of Indian mother and children. Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company Adelaide Hiebel was born in New Hope Wisconsin in 1886. She studied at the Art Institute in Chicago. In 1919 Hiebel was an art instructor when her friend and mentor Zula Kenyon...

Date: 1917 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 32.00" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story illustration: Group of people gathered around seated old woman. “Isn't it quite as i...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 29.00" x 20.00", Framed 36.00" x 27.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Story illustration for "In The Cathedral" by Achmed Abdullah published in Cosmopolitan, May 1938, pages 24-25. The magazine descri...

Date: 1926 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Liberty magazine cover, November 6, 1926

Sallie Ward, Kentucky Belle, greets soldiers returning from the Mexican War to Louisville, Kentucky. Illustrating the article “The Loveliest of All Kentucky Girls” by William Perrin...

Date: 1918 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 30.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Boys, My Sister From the East, American Magazine illustration, April 1918

Medium: Charcoal and Ink Wash on Board Dimensions: 23.50" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Medium: Watercolor Painting Signature: Unsigned World War 1 Plane, 1920.

Date: 1911 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Date: 1918 Medium: Oil on Canvas Board Dimensions: 27.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right American Art Works Calendar Image

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right "A Successful Man," by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, from book Poems of Optimism (1919).

Date: 1921 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 20.75" x 17.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right (Monogram)

Approximate Date: 1923 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 38.00" x 25.00" Men depicted in a winter scene, used as a book cover ...

Medium: Charcoal on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right

Advertisement Three boys swimming signed lower left.

Pabst Malt Extract, Original Advertisement, Art Nouveau Style, Milwaukee Wisconsin Date: Early 1900s Medium: Watercolor & Ink on Board Dimensions: 13" x 8.5" Signature: Unsigned Am...

Kellogs advertisement with ad sheet included. Advertisement of a little girl with a bowl of Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes cereal. Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilv...

Signed Lower Right "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy, It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on. - Othello"

Medium: Unknown Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 22.00" x 16.00", Framed 31.00" x 25.00" Two Little Girls. It looks as though they are walking to school with their books in one hand and holding hands with the other. Good Housekeeping Magazine cover, September 1924 Smith, Jessie Willcox:Smith is known mostly for her whimsical illustrations of children. She illustrated "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson and numerous magazine covers.. American painter and illustrator, 1863-1935 Jessie Wilcox Smith...

Man sitting on a chair playing the accordion. Signed Lower Left on Reverse.