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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - Illustrator
SARG, Tony (1882-1942). Officer in the German Army until 1905. Started illustrating after leaving the Army. Came to the United States in 1915. He illustrated for numerous stories for the Saturday Evening Post, Red Book, Colliers Magazine, Parent’s Magazine and Cosmopolitan. Creator of Tony Sarg’s Marionettes. He created the monster balloon parades all over the United States. Author, illustrator of over a dozen children’s books. Original ink-wash, large size, measures appx. 13x17”. Depicts an old man sitting on a park bench. A young mischievous young boy is holding a reflector towards the sun and deflecting the sun’s rays onto the old man’s face. Boldly signed "Tony Sarg" near the bottom right corner. Light discoloration in the blank area near the old man’s elbow. Titled “Light is Reflected.” Dated on the verso “July 36.”...........SOLD
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