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Take Care of Jimmy

Artist:Amos Sewell
Date:1947
Medium:Charcoal Pencil and Gouache on Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 17 1/2" x 10 1/2" - Framed 24 1/2" x 17 1/2 "
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Redbook Magazine March 1947
Full View
As seen in the March, 1947 Issue of Redbook. Included in sale.

A moving gouache-on-board painting by Amos Sewell, this appeared as an interior illustration in the March, 1947 edition of Redbook magazine, accompanying a story by Peter Stirling Cardoza titled “Take Care of Jimmy.” This image shows a tearful farewell at a train window, dramatically and tenderly rendered by this well-listed and important American illustrator. Nicely framed and matted under glass with the published edition of Redbook that this appeared in included in sale.

Detail
Verso view, before framing
Framed view

Take Care of Jimmy

Artist: Amos Sewell

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, Amos Sewell, Golden Age, original illustration art, original interior illustration, Redbook Magazine, Trains
Added to Gallery: January 25, 2017

 

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