"AN IMPORTANT BOOK by Jack Davis and Dorothy Ryan"
This is the first book written about Samuel L. Schmucker and the first time his original illustrations have been shown. This beautiful 9x12 coffee table book is published as a deluxe soft cover and a limited edition hardcover. The book contains more than 150 full-color illustrations, including a total of 88 Schmucker paintings submitted to the Detroit Publishing Company, c1905-06. This book is a must for any Schmucker collector!
Jack Davis tells the story of how he and his wife, Susan, discovered Schmucker's lost paintings in Montana. He discusses the "Yellowstone Connection" involving the famous western landscape photographer William Henry Jackson, the influential Haynes family, and their connection to Yellowstone National Park. Dorothy Ryan writes about Samuel Schmucker's life and art. Together they tell the captivating story of this important American artist from Pennsylvania and how his lost art was discovered near Yellowstone National Park.
To see a synopsis of the different postcard "sets", just click on the images below.
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| Samuel L. Schmucker and the Golden Age of Postcards Reading Public Museum Reading, Pennsylvania January - May 2005 Opening at the Historical Society of Berks County January 23, 2005 Samuel L. Schmucker is considered the preeminent American postcard artist from the "Golden Age of Postcards" (circa 1898-1915).
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