Dans la collection de DrHackenbusch
Walt Kelly Pogo Cover Painting 1959
Aquarelle
Ink & Watercolor on thick cardboard
49 x 46 cm (19.29 x 18.11 in.)
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Inscriptions / Signatures
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Fantastic large (46cm x 49cm) ink & watercolor Pogo cover painting by the great Walt Kelly (1913-1973). First published as the cover of the Washington Star - The Sunday Star Magazine March 8th 1959...later it was reprinted numerous times in fanzines and books on Kelly/Pogo...
To me this is THE most beautiful Pogo artwork that I have ever seen. The whole gang (Pogo, Albert, Churchy, Owl & Porky) on a boat (called « The Washington Star ») in front of the Washington Monument...the broken Golf club they have fished out of the water is supposed to belong to then US president Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th president, 1953-61), known for his love of the game as well as his temper...
To me this is THE most beautiful Pogo artwork that I have ever seen. The whole gang (Pogo, Albert, Churchy, Owl & Porky) on a boat (called « The Washington Star ») in front of the Washington Monument...the broken Golf club they have fished out of the water is supposed to belong to then US president Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th president, 1953-61), known for his love of the game as well as his temper...
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A propos de Walt Kelly
Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr connu sous le nom de Walt Kelly, était un auteur de bandes dessinées américain, connu pour le comic strip Pogo comprenant des personnages habitant une partie du marais d'Okefenokee en Géorgie.
