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Follow Your Nose

Artist:John Held Jr.
Date:1920s
Medium:Pen & ink on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 8" x 9" Framed 16" x 17 1/2"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cartoon Illustration for The Westport Herald Newspaper
Price: S O L D
Above: Full view of pen & ink drawing
Above: The artists signature lower right

A comic illustration in pen & ink by noted New York illustrator John Held Jr. This was published in the newspaper “The Westport Herald,” with commentary on the Saugatuck River and pollution issues of the time in Connecticut. Caption reads “Hey Buddy How Can I find The Saugatuck? Follow Your Nose!” Matted and framed and signed lower right by the artist.

Above: verso notation
Above: Framed and matted view in period wood frame
Above: Detail

Follow Your Nose

Artist: John Held Jr.
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, bird, John Held Jr, new york city
Added to Gallery: March 9, 2010

 

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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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