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Indigenous Life

Artist:Jules Gotlieb
Date:1951
Medium:Gouache on Whatman Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight size 20" by 21" Matted to 23 1/2" by 25"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Interior Illustration for The American Weekly - November 25, 1951
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An impacting gouache illustration painting by the prolific American artist Jules Gotlieb, for the November 25, 1951 issue of The American Weekly, a Randolph Hearst publication.  This was part of an ongoing series about prehistoric times which the supplement ran in 1951. Other artists that worked for this long running title include Henry Clive, Willy Pogany, Nell Brinkly, and James Montgomery Flagg. In this offering the artist explores the life of indigenous Native Americans – verso snipe reads in full, “In the Mississippi valley of 1500 B.C., they lived in small groups. They caught fish on honed hooks and liked their meat cooked.”

Gouache is matted but not framed and has numerous publication usage stamps on the verso from The American Weekly.

The artist's name on back verso corner detail
The artist’s name on back verso corner detail
Verso view of illustration board
Verso view of illustration board
Verso snipe detail
Verso snipe detail
Verso ink-stamped publication usage notations
Verso ink-stamped publication usage notations

Indigenous Life

Artist: Jules Gotlieb

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: American Weekly, gouache, illustration, Jules Gottlieb, original illustration art, Randolph Hearst
Added to Gallery: October 15, 2015

 

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