Illustrator Alton Tobey Original Art For Golden Books. Mississippi Delta. Signed

Description: For sale is one of several original illustration artworks for the classic 1963 Golden Books series History Of The United States by prolific American Illustrator Alton S. Tobey (1914 - 2005) that we have for sale in our eBay store This artwork is one of Alton S. Tobey’s 350 dramatic original paintings commissioned for the 12 part 1963 Golden Book series, History of the United States. Please see our eBay store for other examples of his work. It features dramatic panoramic view of the Mississippi Delta region. The Delta is 200 miles long and 87 miles across at its widest point, encompassing about 4,415,000 acres or, almost 7,000 square miles of alluvial floodplain. A barge chugging up the Delta can be seen hauling cargo in one of the images. Artist: Alton S. Tobey (1914 - 2005) Publisher: Golden Books Volume: 10 Page: 864 Signature: Signed by the artist. With the Tobey Estate stamp Condition: Good. Surface grime on margins but image appears mostly god. Measurements: Overall - 18" x 24" Image Size - 10 7/8" x 24" Unframed Alton Stanley Tobey (November 5, 1914 – January 4, 2005) was an American painter, historical artist, muralist, portraitist, illustrator, and teacher of art. Alton Tobey was born in Middletown, Connecticut. At the age of 20 he received a scholarship to Yale University; School of Fine Arts. After serving in the military, he completed his postgraduate academic degree at Yale, also becoming one of the Professors. He resided for most of his life in the village of Larchmont, part of a town in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. The New York Times obituary described Tobey as "a muralist, portraitist and illustrator whose renderings of famous events and faces hang in museums, libraries, public buildings, corporate offices and private collections".[2] Tobey is ranked by the Artists Trade Union of Russia amongst the world-best artists of the last four centuries" Tobey's murals, illustrations, and portraits show him working in the realistic style for which he is best known. His murals on historical subjects are the most widely seen of Tobey's works, prominently displayed in many public places in the US and elsewhere. These include public institutions in his native Connecticut; the Smithsonian Institution and other venues in Washington, DC; New York's Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum; and even an officers club in Saudi Arabia. Indeed, the Larchmont Gazette obituary (see 'External links') states, "Alton Tobey was best known for the murals, which he called 'symphonies of painting'." Alton Tobey was president of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1984 to 1988. As a realist painter and illustrator, Tobey is also famously the creator of the hundreds of paintings which illustrate the twelve volumes of "The Golden Book History of the United States". Additionally, he did many illustrations for Sport magazine, Life, and Time-Life books. Millions of children, whether they knew it or not, grew up gazing at Alton Tobey's vivid imaginings of historical events (such as one depicting a scene from the Russian revolution). Michael Bierut wrote a tribute for Design Observermagazine that begins: "Alton Tobey died the week before last. Chances are you've never heard of him, but when I was eight years old, I had no doubt about one thing: Alton Tobey was the best artist in the world."[6] Tobey's works are included in the collection of the National Museum of American Illustration. In his work as a frequently commissioned portraitist, Tobey had the honor of painting portraits of many prominent figures. These included Pope John Paul II, the poet Robert Frost, and Albert Einstein. In fact, it was while Einstein was sitting for his portrait (during the 1940s), that a cordial acquaintance began which yielded an important gem of artistic inspiration: Einstein's remark that there are really no straight lines in nature led to Alton Tobey's invention of his signature "curvilinear" style - one of his experimental genres.

Price: 440 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

End Time: 2024-07-14T21:59:00.000Z

Shipping Cost: 14.5 USD