Wonderful illustrations rescued from a November 19, 1927 issue of SATURDAY EVENING POST magazine.
The artist / illustrator was Arthur William Brown.
The illustrations were part of a story titled "The Prince Serves His Purpose," by Alice Duer Miller.
I was not able to save the article due to damage to most of the magazine.
The black & white drawings caught my eye as I paged through what was left of this magazine. I try to save parts of these magazines that I often purchase at local auctions.
Many of the articles and ads of this era featured great art and drawings. In this time before photography was in big use in the magazines, this illustration and artwork is often very interesting and satisfying.
The drawings were trimmed from the magazine pages. Each page now measures 8" x 9 7/8".
The actual drawings measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" (first in photos attached). And 6 7/8" x 9 1/4" for the second one.
I'll place each of these illustrations in a plastic sleeve and add a piece of white foam board for protection while mailing by USPS First Class in a bubble envelope.
I'll mail the same day, or next day after PayPal payment is received.
Some info on this excellent artist / illustrator:
1881-1966
A.W. Brown started his illustrative career at the Hamilton Spectator as a chalk plate artist. At 19, he studied at the Art Student League, New York under Walter Appleton Clark and started his association with the "Saturday Evening Post", which lasted 40 years.
He was president of the Society of Illustrators 1944-47 and collaborated with many famous authors, including O. Hanry and F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 1964 he was inducted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame".
By his own reckoning, Arthur William Brown was not a great artist. Yet he parlayed his abilities into fame and celebrity and made a solid impact on the field.
In the mid-1950s, Arthur William Brown took a long and careful look back at his more than 50-year career in the illustration business. Ultimately he hoped to have the memoir printed, but no one would publish it. Brown's script is held by the Library of the Society of Illustrators. In an excerpt from it the artist writes, "I have never considered myself a great artist, but through the trunks full of fan mail I received through the years I know I was a popular one".
A.W. Brown started his illustrative career at the Hamilton Spectator as a chalk plate artist. At 19, he studied at the Art Student League, New York under Walter Appleton Clark and started his association with the "Saturday Evening Post", which lasted 40 years.
He was president of the Society of Illustrators 1944-47 and collaborated with many famous authors, including O. Hanry and F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 1964 he was inducted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame".
By his own reckoning, Arthur William Brown was not a great artist. Yet he parlayed his abilities into fame and celebrity and made a solid impact on the field.
In the mid-1950s, Arthur William Brown took a long and careful look back at his more than 50-year career in the illustration business. Ultimately he hoped to have the memoir printed, but no one would publish it. Brown's script is held by the Library of the Society of Illustrators. In an excerpt from it the artist writes, "I have never considered myself a great artist, but through the trunks full of fan mail I received through the years I know I was a popular one".