Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 241

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

ALICE ERICSON COSGROVE (1906-1971)

SUN AND SNOW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1958.

38x25¼ inches, 96½x64 cm. Lew A. Cummings Co., Manchester.
Condition A-: minor abrasions and repaired tears in margins.

"Cosgrove, a portrait artist, worked for the state of New Hampshire for 25 years as a draftswoman, designer, art director and state artist . . . Cosgrove produced many promotional displays for the state . . . She designed a postage stamp with the 'Old Man of the Mountain,' sculpted the Marine Memorial in Hampton and designed 'Chippa Granite,' a character who, in the 1950s, was New Hampshire's 'hallmark for tourism'" (The Portsmouth Herald, January, 1987). She was an artist in the WPA and then worked for the Planning and Development Commission of New Hampshire, designing and producing promotional artwork for the state.
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