Grapefruit Moon Gallery

Original Art from the Grand Age of American Illustration

The Saturday Evening Post

A delightful, vibrant watercolor work by Frances Tipton Hunter commissioned either for calendar use or as a cover for an American mainstream magazine. A wholesome Americana depiction titled “For A Good Boy,” this scene typifies the style Hunter was known for. A group of children marvel at the center boys new bicycle presented him on his birthday the card reads “For a Good Boy…” Piece is nicely matted and framed, signed lower right and addressed on the verso in the artist’s hand with her Philadelphia Pa. address.

For a Good Boy

Artist: Francis Tipton Hunter

A noir styled and cleverly depicted Edwin Georgi Saturday Evening Post interior illustration for the serial story The Disappearance of Daphne by Nancy Rutledge. The work is nicely framed in a period wide profile frame and retains the Curtis Publishing verso label with print date and title.

Disappearance of Daphne

Artist: Edwin Georgi

An original illustration for the famed American Weekly The Saturday Evening Post ( page 32 April 8, 1961 issue) . A noir pulp-like rendering for the story by William Forrest, titled “DYNAMITE – That was his name. And no trucker ever dared to cross him — until now…” Robert McCall, 81, came to public attention in the early 1960s as the illustrator for LIFE magazine’s memorable series on the future of space travel. McCall’s heroic artwork is on permanent exhibit at many prestigious institutions including the National Gallery of Art, and he has done murals for the National Air & Space Museum, the Pentagon, EPCOT, and Johnson Space Center. His work for movies includes the landmark

His work for movies includes the landmark 2001:A Space Odyssey, The Black Hole, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Bob’s work has been featured in virtually every popular magazine in the past thirty years.

Dynamite

Artist: Robert McCall

 

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