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The Soda Jerk

Artist:Ray Johnson
Date:1946
Medium:Gouache on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 10" X 10"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Interior story illustration for Argosy Magazine - July, 1946
Price: Sold
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A fun and breezy interior magazine illustration for Argosy magazine – July, 1946 by Ray Johnson illustrating a story titled “My Son’s Old Man” by Fred Malina. A classic Americana image featuring a soda jerk performing his then coveted job at a snappy modernist Art Deco styled soda fountain much to the delight of two lovely females admirers, one a brunette and the other a blonde. The lad is clearly living the dream, retains a verso label from Popular Publications with print usage clarifying that this spot interior illustration appeared on page 28 in the July 1946 edition of Argosy, a long running title which started as a pulp and later transitioned as a mens action magazine title. The gouache painting is initialed in the lower right corner and has been professionally matted and shrink wrapped.

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The Soda Jerk

Artist: Ray Johnson
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, Argosy, art deco, glamour, Golden Age, original illustration art, original interior illustration, soda fountain
Added to Gallery: August 5, 2017

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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