Lot 25088: FRANK GODWIN (1889-1959)

FRANK GODWIN (1889-1959) Original Book Illustration, c.1930
The Book of Courage by Hermann Hagedorn, page 27
Caption: "The rafts are cut loose and the elephants are on their way."
Ink on paper
20in. x 13.5in. (sight size)
Signed lower left: Frank Godwin
Provenance: Morris Weiss collection

Frank Godwin illustrated many children's books for the John C. Winston Company before he established his career as a comic strip artist on Connie and Rusty Riley. He also worked in advertising for such accounts as Coca-Cola, Texaco, and Prince Albert Tobacco.
A copy of the book is included with this lot.

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