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Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
JOHN HELD, JR. (1889-1958)
NANTUCKET. 1925.
41¾x28 inches, 106x71 cm. Condition B+ / B: expert overpainting in margins and around lower text; minor overpainting and expertly-repaired tears in image; colors faded.
A bird's-eye view of a town and port on this small island off the Massachusetts coast. The inset at the top reflects Nantucket's history and former glory as "The Whaling Capital of the World." John Held Jr. was one of the top cartoonists in the 1920s and 1930s and was a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook and other popular magazines. His flapper girls were a tremendous sensation, becoming the visual epitomization of the roaring 20s. In addition to designing movie posters, he was also employed by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway to help promote their service. He designed at least eight posters advertising their routes around the Northeast.
