Lot 64: John Rea Neill (American, 1877-1943) "Scouts sold Bonds to the amount of $280,391.800. and 42,851,031. of war saving stamps,"

Name: John Rea Neill (American, 1877-1943) "Scouts sold Bonds to the amount of $280,391.800. and 42,851,031. of war saving stamps,"
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 1aea964309

Est: $2,500 USD - $3,500 USD

BonhamsNew York, NY, USJune 22, 2011

Item Overview

Description

"Scouts sold Bonds to the amount of $280,391.800. and 42,851,031. of war saving stamps," unpublished illustration for William Almon Wolff's "Be A Boy Scout!" Collier's, June 14, 1919.
Signed and titled.
Pen and ink with wash.
45 x 28.5cm (17 11/16 x 11 1/4in).

Artist or Maker

John R Neill

Notes

The gentleman looks remarkably like former heavyweight boxing champion James J. Corbett.
With "On my honor I will my best to do my duty to God and my country," a study for "The Boy Scout Oath," Boy's Life, January 1922. Pencil.

Auction Details

The Golden Age of Illustration Art

Bonhams

June 22, 2011, 12:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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