This beautiful illustration of a harness race is by Leonard Weisgard. It is a proposed cover for the New Yorker magazine and reportedly dates from the 1940's. Weisgard sold two covers to the magazine in the late 1930's, but none of his submissions were published after that time.
Note: Can anyone identify this racetrack? This blog needs your information.
Other examples of proposed New Yorker cover art may be seen here.
This blog's archive of Christmas posts are on view here.
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| Leonard Weisgard, [Harness racing,] proposed New Yorker cover art |
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| http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21029/lot/1316/ |
Note: Can anyone identify this racetrack? This blog needs your information.
Other examples of proposed New Yorker cover art may be seen here.
This blog's archive of Christmas posts are on view here.
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