Oct 14, 2014 - Sale 2360

Sale 2360 - Lot 150

Price Realized: $ 1,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
LYMAN POWERS (DATES UNKNOWN) FASTEST TRAIN IN HISTORY TO NEW ORLEANS / SOUTHERN PACIFIC'S SUNSET LIMITED. Tempera maquette on board. Circa 1947.
16 3/4x39 1/2 inches, 42 1/2x100 1/4 cm.
Condition A-: minor chipping and staining in image; pin holes in corners. Framed.
This maquette for a 24-sheet billboard was designed for the Southern Pacific by Powers who worked at the Foote, Cone & Belding agency. Although unsigned it is depicted in the 1947 Art Director's Annual (no. 251) where attribution is given to Powers.