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JOHN A. ROWE (1949- ) "...they just hugged and cuddled me and welcomed me home." Illustration for Smudge by Rowe (New York: North-South Books, 1997). Subsequently reproduced in Favorite Stories by John A. Rowe: 3 Complete Tales (New York: Smithmark, 1999), page 91. Acrylic on paper. 185x205 mm; 7 1/4x8 inches, on 8 3/4x9 1/2-inch sheet. Signed "John Rowe" and dated "Shackleford [19]96" in lower margin. Taped to matte and archivally framed. A copy of the books Smudge and Favorite Stories by John A. Rowe: 3 Complete Tales accompany the lot.
Provenance: Acquired by the current owner from Every Picture Tells A Story, June 3, 2000.
The full caption reads "From the very first they didn't want to use me for anything - they just hugged and cuddled me and welcomed me home."
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