Author: Pitz, Henry Clarence (1895-1976).
Title: Two Autograph Letters to Fridolf Johnson from Henry Pitz.
Description: Philadelphia, PA & Deer Isle, ME, 1973 & 1975. 1975. Philadelphia, PA & Deer Isle, ME, 1973 & 1975. 1975. Fine. - 1) A 2-page autograph letter to American Artist editor Fridolf Johnson on Henry C. Pitz's 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personalized Philadelphia letterhead signed "As ever / Henry" and dated December 19, 1973. Pitz expresses relief that his Howard Pyle book has been turned over to the publishers and that he has "relaxed into drawing and painting". "I am glad to have it off my back." He mentions ideas for books from Dover "but at the moment I don't feel in the mood". 2) A 2-page autograph letter to American Artist editor Fridolf Johnson on Pitz's 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "Goose Cove Lodge * Deer Isle * Maine" letterhead signed "As ever / Henry" and dated August 29, 1975. Referring to his Howard Pyle book (Clarkson Potter, 1975) Pitz thanks Johnson: "You have been very good to me in your review and I appreciate it. After working a long time on a book, it always comes to me as a stranger when I first open the printed finality." He says that he might be involved in a film version of N.C Wyeth's life "but I have been busy painting since the Pyle book was finished..I seem to have reached the point where I would rather draw and paint than write. Perhaps it was always so and I am just waking up to it." The letters are accompanied with the original mailing envelopes and carbon copies if Johnson's letters to Pitz. Fine. Henry Clarence Pitz, 1895-1976, was a painter, illustrator and art historian. After attending the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and serving in World War I, Pitz authored and contributed illustrations to various magazines and over 160 books. He has held many memberships, accolades, and teaching positions for his extensive work in children's books, histories, and art technique guides. Author, illustrator and calligrapher Fridolf Johnson (1905-1988) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked for the Contempo Art Service in Hollywood before moving to New York in 1952. Working as a designer and professional calligrapher, he established his own small press, the Mermaid Press, and was a member of the Typophiles, Junkateers, Zamorano Club and the New York Chappel of Private Presses. He was executive editor of American Artist magazine from 1962 through 1970 to which he contributed essays and reviews. Perhaps best known for his books on Rockwell Kent, including the substantial "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work" published by Knopf in 1982, Johnson also wrote and illustrated children's books. Among these are the charming "Nasty Nancy & Her Cat: A Horrid ABC", the "New Mother Goose Book", "The Wonder of Wonders: Being a Strange and Wonderful Relation of a Mermaid..", and the "Mythical Beasts Coloring Book". Fine .
Keywords: ART; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATOR; ARTIST; HENRY CLARENCE PITZ; FIRDOLF JOHNSON; TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; PHILADELPHIA LETTERHEAD; GOOSE COVE LODGE, DEER ISLAND, MAINE; HOWARD PYLE; N.C. WYETH; CLARKSON POTTER.
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Title: Two Autograph Letters to Fridolf Johnson from Henry Pitz.
Description: Philadelphia, PA & Deer Isle, ME, 1973 & 1975. 1975. Philadelphia, PA & Deer Isle, ME, 1973 & 1975. 1975. Fine. - 1) A 2-page autograph letter to American Artist editor Fridolf Johnson on Henry C. Pitz's 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personalized Philadelphia letterhead signed "As ever / Henry" and dated December 19, 1973. Pitz expresses relief that his Howard Pyle book has been turned over to the publishers and that he has "relaxed into drawing and painting". "I am glad to have it off my back." He mentions ideas for books from Dover "but at the moment I don't feel in the mood". 2) A 2-page autograph letter to American Artist editor Fridolf Johnson on Pitz's 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "Goose Cove Lodge * Deer Isle * Maine" letterhead signed "As ever / Henry" and dated August 29, 1975. Referring to his Howard Pyle book (Clarkson Potter, 1975) Pitz thanks Johnson: "You have been very good to me in your review and I appreciate it. After working a long time on a book, it always comes to me as a stranger when I first open the printed finality." He says that he might be involved in a film version of N.C Wyeth's life "but I have been busy painting since the Pyle book was finished..I seem to have reached the point where I would rather draw and paint than write. Perhaps it was always so and I am just waking up to it." The letters are accompanied with the original mailing envelopes and carbon copies if Johnson's letters to Pitz. Fine. Henry Clarence Pitz, 1895-1976, was a painter, illustrator and art historian. After attending the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and serving in World War I, Pitz authored and contributed illustrations to various magazines and over 160 books. He has held many memberships, accolades, and teaching positions for his extensive work in children's books, histories, and art technique guides. Author, illustrator and calligrapher Fridolf Johnson (1905-1988) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked for the Contempo Art Service in Hollywood before moving to New York in 1952. Working as a designer and professional calligrapher, he established his own small press, the Mermaid Press, and was a member of the Typophiles, Junkateers, Zamorano Club and the New York Chappel of Private Presses. He was executive editor of American Artist magazine from 1962 through 1970 to which he contributed essays and reviews. Perhaps best known for his books on Rockwell Kent, including the substantial "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work" published by Knopf in 1982, Johnson also wrote and illustrated children's books. Among these are the charming "Nasty Nancy & Her Cat: A Horrid ABC", the "New Mother Goose Book", "The Wonder of Wonders: Being a Strange and Wonderful Relation of a Mermaid..", and the "Mythical Beasts Coloring Book". Fine .
Keywords: ART; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATOR; ARTIST; HENRY CLARENCE PITZ; FIRDOLF JOHNSON; TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; PHILADELPHIA LETTERHEAD; GOOSE COVE LODGE, DEER ISLAND, MAINE; HOWARD PYLE; N.C. WYETH; CLARKSON POTTER.
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 99509
- Book number: 99509
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