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Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, A Dying Cat, A Traded Car

Artist:Bob Dacey
Date:1981
Medium:Watercolor on illustration board
Dimensions:16" x 24"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Interior illustration for The Franklin Library's publication of Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
Price: Sold
Full view of watercolor on 16x24 illustration board
Full view of watercolor on 16×24 illustration board

Original illustration by Bob Dacey from Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, A Dying Cat, A Traded Car

This beautifully rendered watercolor is by illustrator Bob Dacey. This is a richly colored piece done entirely in neutral tones. It features two Black women dressed in white in the forefront who are seen tending to a goat, and two Black men and a Black woman promenading in the background.

Dacey was commissioned to create this piece to illustrate the short story titled, “Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, A Dying Cat, A Traded Car” by author John Updike. It was printed in the 1981 The Franklin Library publication of “Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories” which featured a collection of short stories by the author.

Example of illustration published in book
The illustration as it appeared on page 255 of Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories by John Updike (The Franklin Library, 1981) | NOT INCLUDED IN SALE

The Franklin Library’s Original Illustration Commissions

From its founding in 1973 until its closing in 2000 The Franklin Library produced public domain classic books as well as some limited first editions, releasing them in subscription series such as The Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest Writers. Often released in parallel series including leather bound and a non-leather bound (leatherette), the books were handsomely bound and included numerous original illustrations from contemporary artists.

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Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, A Dying Cat, A Traded Car

Artist: Bob Dacey
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1980s, Bob Dacey, bookplate illustration, Franklin Library, Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, Watercolor
Added to Gallery: August 16, 2022

 

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