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JOHN PHILLIP FALTER (American 1910 - 1982) Theod

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JOHN PHILLIP FALTER (American 1910 - 1982) Theod
<B>JOHN PHILIP FALTER</B></I> (American 1910 - 1982) <BR><I>Theodore Roosevelt,</B></I> original illustration <BR>Watercolor on board <BR>15 x 10in. <BR>Signed on left <BR><BR>Born in a small town in Nebraska in 1910, John Philip Falter became a successful illustrator admired by peers as noteworthy as Norman Rockwell, who called him American's most gifted illustrator. Falter produced more than 200 <I>Saturday Evening Post</B></I> illustrations and also made a name for himself as a portrait painter. A musician himself, he had the opportunity to paint jazz idols such as Louis Armstrong and Art Tatum. He illustrated more than 40 books for <I>Reader's Digest</B></I> and in 1976, was inducted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame.<B>Condition Report:</B> The art is in Excellent condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)