Above: Watercolor on board

Above: Detail

An original Brown & Bigelow-published illustration for calendar use by their art director Clair V. Fry. Fry studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Chicago Art Institute and the Minneapolis Art Institute.

He was Art Director of Brown and Bigelow for 35 years, working with Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish and N. C. Wyeth. He taught at St. Paul School of Arts and Sciences and has frequently conducted painting workshops.

He retired with his wife to Sun City, Arizona and was a member of the Arizona Watercolor Association.

Above: The artists signature

Above: Brown & Bigelow verso label