Sam Hyde Harris Original Will Call Sign Oil on board circa 1927 California
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Sam Hyde Harris Original Will Call sign . Oil on board. Crisp and Clear. Circa 1927-1929This is How Sam made his living during the WW1-1925 Era was he operated a sign and Graphics shop. His Hand Lettering should be rivaled by more than a few Sign Painters today.12 x 16One of many signs hand lettered in Sam Hyde Harris’s sign shop circa 1915-1930. This one exclaiming where Will Call is, and what it’s all about. Clean, hand-lettered. This is not a printed sign or lithograph. For the theatre buff or silent film collector who has everything but an original never-used Will Call sign. Part of an exhibit of Sam’s Work in Pasadena a few years back called “Who is Sam?” A question we are always getting fresh answers to.At 14 years of age Sam Hyde Harris was already a successful commercial artist. A 1903 letter of recommendation from Andre & Sleigh, stated that, “We have the pleasure in stating that Samuel Harris (aged 14 ½ years) has given every satisfaction during the 8 or 9 months he has been engaged in our Artists Department.”After moving to California with his family Harris got a job as painter of signs, billboards and hand-lettered show cards in 1906. He developed a reputation for doing excellent commercial work and opened his own commercial art studio by 1914. His commercial art business received a boost in 1920 when he was hired by
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