1951 AMOS SEWELL WESTERN COWBOY BICYCLE LASSO DOG HORSE ILLUS ART COVER COV1461

Description: 1951 AMOS SEWELL WESTERN COWBOY BICYCLE LASSO DOG HORSE ILLUS ART COVER COV1461 DATE OF THIS ** ORIGINAL ** ILLUSTRATED COVER: 1951SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS/DESCRIPTIVE WORDS: When collecting ILLUSTRATED COVER ART one can do so by content, artist, year, theme, etc etc... with plenty of each to fill a wall or portfolio... Prices are normally based on condition, artist, condition, theme, condition, publishing year, condition... and condition... (DO YA SEE THE PATTEN...HAHA) Most of the covers where mailed folded (and / or folded by the owner to fit the back pocket or purse). Those covers which have no center fold have a higher premium in any collection. Because of the gloss paper used and the richness of inks for most covers, age wear + use from handling are very important factors in pricing (see above value line for pricing factors)ILLUSTRATED COVER artwork is fun, exciting and well worth COLLECTING, as each year takes it's toll... the remaining covers available in the market have shrunk AND THUS those that survive consistently keep INCREASING in value.. Framed correctly with acid free techniques and quality matting, backing and frames will no doubt increase their value as the years pass. and in the meantime one gets to derive the pleasure of enjoyment and sharing with friends..COVER ART works well to display not only in the home but certainly does well for any office, or business establishment.. Always getting plenty of "viewing", questions and comments... ILLUSTRATOR/ARTIST: AMOS SEWELL A born Californian from San Francisco, Amos Sewell enjoyed the sun and all the activities warm weather had to offer. In his youth, Sewell was a ranked amateur tennis player (15th in Singles and 9th in Doubles). He was a banker during the day who took art classes for fun. After repeated losses to his champion tennis rival, Donald Budge, he decided to quit the sport. A tennis star throughout the 1920s, Sewell had moved into the world of professional illustration by The Great Depression era of the 1930s. He began his art education taking eight years worth of night classes at The California School of Fine Arts while working as a banker at Wells Fargo. Sewell worked at the bank from 1916-1930. He always enjoyed art, and often took vacation time to drive up the California coast to paint. It was on one of these trips that Sewell decided to make a career out of his art by moving to New York City. In 1930, Sewell made the move. To pay his way, he worked a lumber-boat from California to New York down the coast and through the Panama Canal. Once in New York City, Sewell took more classes at The Art Students League and the Grand Central School of Art. In art school, Amos studied under famed instructors Guy Pene Du Bois and Harvey Dunn. Each of whom became the artist’s entre into the New York City art scene. He also studied privately with Julian Levi at his studio in Easthampton, Long Island after having completed his formal schooling. In 1932, he married his sweetheart, Ruth Allen. The two never had any children. Though a talented artist, Sewell complained that work was hard to find in the worst years of the Great Depression, specifically 1933 and 1934. He spent his days practicing illustration when there was no work to be done. Soon that period ended, however, and the experience of practice had prepared him to shine as a masterful illustrator. One of the few financially stable working artists of the early to mid-twentieth century, Sewell kept up his passion for tennis as a hobby. His last documented tournament victory was the 1934 Cup for Westchester County, New York. Quickly, Sewell began receiving regular work from advertising agencies and magazines around the city. All the incoming work provided a better quality of life. Eventually, he and his wife chose to move from the East Village of Manhattan to the artist’s colony in Westport, Connecticut. During World War II, he won an art award for creating the nation’s best war bond illustrations. Amos Sewell’s successful career led him to produce covers and illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, True, Today’s Woman, Coronet, Liberty, and Country Gentleman. He illustrated for Street & Smith detective “pulp” stories, and a novel, MacKinley Kantor’s “Valedictory.” He was privately contracted to illustrate for large national advertising accounts, but admitted that he had to give those up to focus on his added workload from The Post. Though Sewell had no children of his own, the artist idealized childhood. He often chose to depict its innocence with empathic images of children playing or unknowingly making mistakes. Amos and Ruth lived out a quiet life in Westport, Connecticut until Amos’s death in October of 1983 at the age of 82. Today, Sewell is remembered as one of The Saturday Evening Post’s best artist-illustrators. ADVERT SIZE: SEE RULER SIDES IN PHOTO FOR DIMENSIONS ( ALL DIMENSIONS IN INCHES) **For multiple purchases please wait for our combined invoice. Shipping discount are ONLY available with this method. Thank You. At BRANCHWATER BOOKS we look for rare & unusual ADVERTISING, COVERS + PRINTS of commercial graphics from throughout the world. Our AD's and COVER'S are ORIGINAL and 100% guaranteed --- (we code all our items to insure authenticity) ---- we stand behind this.IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE A RE-MASTERED COPY PLEASE SEE "MODERN POSTERS" IN OUR STORE. As graphic collectors ourselves, we take great pride in doing the best job we can to preserve and extend the wonderful historic graphics of the past. PLEASE LOOK AT OUR PHOTO CLOSELY AS IT IS (ALBEIT LOWER RESOLUTION) THE PRODUCT BEING SOLD.....NOT STOCK IMAGES **NOTE** : PAGES MAY SHOW AGE WEAR AND IMPERFECTIONS TO MARGINS, WITH CLOSED NICKS AND CUTS, WHICH DO NOT AFFECT AD IMAGE OR TEXT WHEN MATTED AND FRAMED. SOMETIMES THE PAGES HAVE BEEN TRIMMED.. PLEASE NOTE THE ACTUAL SIZE OF SELLING AD IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO IMAGE... WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET... We ship via United States Postal Service. We have a 4 day handling time not including weekends or holidays but normally we have all orders processed, packed and shipped within 48 hrs. A Note to our international buyers (Including Canada). Please read before placing a bid or buying an item: **Import taxes, duties and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying on items. These charges are normally collected by the shipping company or when you pick the item up, this is not an additional shipping charge. We are not responsible for shipping times to international buyer's. Your country's customs may hold the package for a month or more. **We pride ourselves on quality products, great service, accurate gradations and fast shipping.** BRANCHWATER BOOKS YOUR AD WILL BE SHIPPED ROLLED IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC BAG IN AN 80mm (TWICE USPS RECOMMENDED) THICK, 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER (SO AS NOT TO STRESS THE PAPER) SHIPPING TUBE WITH PRESS TIGHT PLASTIC END CAPS.COV1461 Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

Price: 48.95 USD

Location: Branch, Michigan

End Time: 2025-02-09T19:39:47.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.95 USD