April 17, 2024
ELMER JACOBS Mid-Century ILLUSTRATION ART Signed ROULETTE WHEEL p.k. thomajan C
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ELMER JACOBS (b. Chicago 1901)Original Illustration Art for author P.K. Thomajan”ROULETTE WHEEL” - Estate Fresh - Found in Old Home! - Freshly listed for sale on eBay by me are a bunch of mid-Century original illustration by Elmer Jacobs (check out all the others…buy several, save on shipping). � Many of the pieces here were used as illustrations for writer/author P.K. Thomajan and date cirda 1950s.� All are done on a heavy stock artists paper/board. All are done in what appears to be a mixed media, mostly ink & watercolor w/ occasional pencil. TITLE: “Roulette Wheel” BOARD MEASUREMENT (WxH): 12-1/4” by 9-3/4” SUBJECT MEASUREMENT (WxH):� 8” by 5-1/2” SIGNED:� Elmer Jacobs at lower left. NOTES: Man stands on edge of Roulette Wheel.� Original protective sheet still in place and in excellent condition.� Artist’s notes to publisher on reverse. CONDITION:� Overall very nice condition.� Ready for framing. BIOGRAPHY OF ELMER JACOBS Chicago illustrator and graphic designer active from the late 1920s through the 1960s. Born in Streator, Illinois, in 1901 or 1902, he was largely self-taught. From the late 1930’s onward he was much influenced by the New Bauhaus, also known as the School of Design in Chicago. A free-lance artist, Jacobs’ most visible clients were John Morrell & Co., Chicago Tribune, R.R. Donnelly & Sons, and Rand McNally
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