So Proudly We Hail by Walter Beach Humphrey

Christ Child of Prague by Florence Kroger

Florence Kroger, American 1897 - 1980
Born in Ohio the artist was well known for her figurative works of children and animals in advertising art.
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Century of Progress by Frank Robert Harper

Century of Progress 36 x 28 inches Oil on Canvas by Frank Robert Harper 1876 - 1948
This Chicago illustrator was selected to produce a major work of art to celebrate the 1933 World’s Fair. Harper is known for his detailed portraits of Native Americans, and other historic events and personalities. Please contact us for pricing information on this highly-collectible original painting which has been archivally restored and beautifully framed.
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The Head of Christ by W.E. Sallman

Warner Elias Sallman 1892 - 1968 painted one of the most widely known images of Christ in the world.
It is estimated that more than 500 million copies have been distributed since the 1930s.
Many versions of image were rendered by Sallman, in oil, charcoal and pastel. The Messenger Collection owns this original
pastel masterpiece. In 1994 the New York Times named Sallman one of the best artists of the century.
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Manifest Destiny by Walter Haskell Hinton

Walter Haskell Hinton 1886-1980
Oil on canvas 18.5 x 37.75 inches
Born in San Francisco, Walter Haskell Hinton was both a painter and an illustrator.

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago 1901-1904 and spent most of his life in the Chicago area.
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Land of the Free by Walter Beach Humphrey

“Land of the Free” 35.5 x 37.5 inches oil on canvas by Walter Beach Humphrey 1892 - 1966

Known as an historical illustrator and muralist, the artist often received commissions for magazine covers and textbooks, among them World Book Encyclopedia, Liberty, Colliers and the Saturday Evening Post. He had a particular focus on Colonial America and the war for independence. He studied art at Dartmouth College and then went on to study at the Art Students League of New York. In the 1970s, his work became controversial when he depicted, in a mural, white cheerleaders in Native American War Bonnets demonstrating against the college drinking song. As a result the mural was hidden.
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I am the Way, the Truth and the Life by Peter V. Bianchi

Peter V. Bianchi
1920 - 2001
Oil on canvas. 24 x 18 inches.

Painted in 1959, this iis one of the most cherished and well-known imagesinthe world. It appears in calendar and religious art formats.

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I am the Way, the Truth and the Light II

A companion piece to the painting of Christ with the red robe, this
is also an oil 24 x 18 inches.

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Model Airplane by Harold Anderson

Oil on canvas, 22 x 39 inches.
Harold Anderson 1894 - 1973
Born in Boston he was a student of the reknowned William Merritt Chase who was one of Georgia O'Keeffe's teachers.

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So Proudly We Hail by Walter Beach Humphrey

Known as an historical illustrator and muralist, Walter Humphrey often received commissions for text book and magazine illustrations. "World Book Encyclopedia", "Liberty", "Colliers", and the "Saturday Evening Post", for whom he often did covers, were among his clients. He had a particular focus on Colonial America and the war for independence. He initially studied at Dartmouth College and then went to the Art Students League of New York. In 1939, as an established painter and illustrator, he returned to Dartmouth to do a series of murals for the student cafeteria. The work became quite controversial in the 1970s when the first Indians were admitted as students because the murals depicted white cheerleaders in Native American war bonnets and Native Americans demonstrating against the college drinking song. As a result, the administration hid the murals.
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Black Angel by Walter Beach Humphrey - for sale

Walter Beach Humphrey, 1892 - 1996 was known as an historical illustrator and muralist. He studied at Dartmouth and the Art Students League of New York and created numerous images for magazine covers such as the Saturday Evening Post and Colliers.
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I Deal by Art Frahm

Art Frahm, American, 1907 - 1981, was known in advertising for his campy pinup girls. He lived and worked in Chicago during the heyday of pulp magazines. He painted the famous Quaker on the Quaker Oats cereal boxes which is still in use today His Coca-Cola and Coppertone ads generated lots of interest in his work.

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A Collection of Shakespeare Engravings

The Messenger Collection has 30+ rare hand-colored engravings commissioned in the1800s by
John Boyden, famed publisher and gallery owner in London in 1786. The Shakespeare project was his crowning achievement; occupying the last two decades of his life.
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Kennedy by Walter Showalter

This is one of a series of five illustrations by Walter Showalter.
The others include, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower and George Washington.
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Eisenhower Playing Golf by Walter Showalter

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Lincoln Chopping Wood by Walter Showalter

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Teddy Roosevelt Hunting Big Game by Walter Showalter

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George Washington on his horse

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