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ARTIST: Mel Crawford (Canadian, Connecticut, 1925 - 2015)
NAME: China Scenes
YEAR: 1983
MEDIUM: watercolor and gouache on board
CONDITION: Excellent.
SIGHT SIZE: 14 x 12 inches / 35 x 30 cm
BOARD SIZE: 17 x 15 inches / 43 x 38 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
NOTE: This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.N. 20c China Flags of the U.N. Series stamp issued September 23, 1983.
PROVENANCE: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Mel Crawford was a Canadian-American children's book illustrator and comics artist. He drew horror and fantasy comics for Western Publishing, but is best known for adapting various child-oriented media into beautiful children's books. Crawford was so good in adapting the graphic style of other artists that he became a much sought-after illustrator. He worked for various different film and TV companies and made books starring some of the most popular fictional characters of the 20th century, from Disney and Hanna-Barbera to Jim Henson Productions.
NAME: China Scenes
YEAR: 1983
MEDIUM: watercolor and gouache on board
CONDITION: Excellent.
SIGHT SIZE: 14 x 12 inches / 35 x 30 cm
BOARD SIZE: 17 x 15 inches / 43 x 38 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
NOTE: This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.N. 20c China Flags of the U.N. Series stamp issued September 23, 1983.
PROVENANCE: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US
USEFUL INFO ABOUT ART IS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:
SKU#: 118703
US Shipping $49 + insurance.
BIOGRAPHY:
Mel Crawford was a Canadian-American children's book illustrator and comics artist. He drew horror and fantasy comics for Western Publishing, but is best known for adapting various child-oriented media into beautiful children's books. Crawford was so good in adapting the graphic style of other artists that he became a much sought-after illustrator. He worked for various different film and TV companies and made books starring some of the most popular fictional characters of the 20th century, from Disney and Hanna-Barbera to Jim Henson Productions.
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Mel Crawford (CT,Canada,1925-2015) gouache painting
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