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ANDREW LOOMIS.
Two paintings of “Tiny Tawker.”
Original oil and canvas on board illustrations of the helpful gnome and a young brother
and sister, for his Tiny Tawker calendar of 1955-56. Each 508x609 mm; 20x24 inches,
mounted to board, one Signed, lower right. Colors bright and fresh with very minor sur-
face rubbing.
[2,500/3,500]
American illustrator, author, and art instructor Loomis, best known for his popular “how-to” books, cre-
ated a series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow in the 1950s. In them, a gnome named Tiny Tawker
led children through a series of adventures or instruction aimed at teaching them good social and per-
sonal habits.
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JOSEPH LEYENDECKER.
Thanksgiving.
Watercolor on paper. 348x190 mm;
13
3
/
4
x7
1
/
2
inches. Study of a baby chef
sharpening his knife in anticipation of
carving a Thanksgiving turkey. The fin-
ished work appeared as The Saturday
Evening Post cover for the November 13,
1909 issue. Unsigned, tipped to thin card
mount.
[2,500/3,500]
One of the most successful commercial illustra-
tors of his time, Leyendecker created 321 covers
for the Saturday Evening Post, including this
charming holiday subject.
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