Feb 24, 2022 - Sale 2596

Sale 2596 - Lot 200

Price Realized: $ 1,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

JOHN E. SHERIDAN (1880-1948)

[HARVARD] & [YALE.] Two posters. Circa 1901.


Each 22 1/2x14 1/4 inches, 57x36 3/4 cm. Andrew B. Graham, Photo-Litho., Washington D.C.
Condition varies, generally B / B+: losses in "Harvard"; tears, creases and abrasions, pin holes in corners; tipped to mount; printed on thick paper. Framed.

Sheridan was an illustrator and poster designer who designed several well-known posters during World War I to help the American war effort. He was also a prolific illustrator, and is most highly regarded for his sports images. His work graced the covers of The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and The Ladies' Home Journal.