American Reunion Lincoln Memorial Fireworks Clinton Gore Small Poster 1/17/1993

Description: American Reunion Lincoln Memorial Fireworks Clinton Gore Small Poster Jan. 17, 1993-- Presidential Election collectible $280.00 with free Parcel Select shipping All of the art work and collectibles being sold by Adams-Byrd Fine Art & Antiques have been collected and selected one at a time by the proprietor, an art historian with many years of training and experience in university art history departments, museums, galleries, and historic sites both in the U.S. and abroad. The art and collectibles that we are offering to eBay buyers are special and unique pieces that have been carefully “curated” by us. This small framed poster features a festive and patriotic scene with fireworks above the Lincoln Memorial. The artist, Susan Davis (1948-1999), included a hot air balloon at the upper right corner ---- with a CLINTON * GORE banner. This poster was for AN AMERICAN REUNION for the 52nd Inaugural. The schedule for the event is in black type at the bottom of the poster: SUNDAY JANUARY 17TH 1993 AMERICA’S REUNION ON THE MALL 10 AM A CALL FOR REUNION OPENING CEREMONY 3 PM – AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BELLS FOR HOPE 6PM FOLLOWED BY FIREWORKS In the center of all the scheduling information is the gold inaugural seal. In very tiny print along the right edge, it reads: Artist: Susan Davis Design: J. Gibson & Co On Davis’ original art work, which was reproduced for this inaugural poster, her signature is at the top right corner of the blue horizontal band. The following information about the artist is from the Susan Davis website: Susan Davis was a self-taught artist whose work included magazine and book illustration, formal oils, murals, detailed watercolors and highly evocative pastel drawings.   Over the course of a career that spanned more than twenty-five years, Ms. Davis produced a broad and highly acclaimed body of work. Her June, 1998 retrospective exhibition was one of the most eagerly received and successful shows of its kind, and was held over through September due to the enormous response.  Her mural commissioned for Porto Bello, an historic home in St. Marys County, Maryland, was featured in Architectural Digest. Her illustrations appeared regularly in The Washington Post, New Yorker, Yankee magazine, Washingtonian magazine, Museum & Arts, America Illustrated, Italian Elle magazine, among other magazines and books worldwide. She illustrated nine children’s books, including the best-selling The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard, and The Party by Washington author Sally Quinn, books on dining, gardening and childrens’ activities for the Washington Post, as well as a number of other books. Some of the artist’s most recognizable work was done for the New Yorker, which began in 1983. Those covers are featured in two books, Seasons at the New Yorker and Covers of The New Yorker. The covers demonstrate the key themes of her work: landscapes, waterscapes, people at play, and an upbeat look at life. Her home at Tilghman Island on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was a source of inspiration for a number of the land and seascapes, and many of the still lifes. In 1993, Ms Davis was honored to execute the official Presidential Inauguration image for limited edition prints that were distributed throughout the world to officials, friends and colleagues, as well as posters for the national celebration. Ms Davis created Vice president and Mrs. Gore’s 1996 and 1997 Christmas cards and commemorative tiles, and produced invitations for the White House, Christmas cards for Governor and Mrs. Jay Rockefeller, and several invitations, a print and a 1997 commemorative Christmas medal/ornament for Maryland Governor and Mrs. Parris Glendening.   Among the childrens books which she illustrated were Around My Town, Waiting for Mom, When Daddy Comes Home, My Brother Oscar Thinks he Knows It All, The Sick-In-Bed Birthday, The After-Christmas Tree, and her personal favorite, Birthday Moon. She illustrated two full-color books published by Houghton-Mifflin, The Fragrant Flowers Birthday Book and Feast of Flowers. Corporate patrons included Honeywell Corporation, MCI, The Foundation for Critical Care, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Toyota Corporation, Suntory of Japan, the Willard Hotel, the Los Angeles Times, American Express, the Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts and The Washington Post Company. Outside of her work for The New Yorker, Ms. Davis was most proud of her murals. She spent the bulk of her time over her last eight years creating, executing and installing privately commissioned large paintings and historical murals for clients in Washington, New York, and San Francisco.  Susan Davis’ first job interview resulted in an advertising agency owner telling the artist that she had no talent and to go home and try something else. For more than twenty-five years she proved him wrong. In August of 1997 Ms Davis was suddenly stricken with a malignant brain tumor. The effects left her right side — her painting arm — paralyzed. But it did not dim her spirit nor deter her from practicing her art. In 1998-99 she completed a series of seven oils and a number of pastels with her left hand in the two-plus years she survived. Like other artists before her— Monet, who went blind, or van Gogh, who went insane— she did not allow the physical handicap to diminish her drive to communicate and express herself through her art. Although this work is decidedly different from earlier work, it is lit by the same honest joy, painterly skill, and highly refined color sense which made her work both recognizable and beloved. After a valiant but vain struggle against the disease, Susan Davis died on December 20, 1999. She lives on in her daughter, Jamie Barkin, and in the heart of Bob Barkin, who was her husband and who represents her work. ____________ The poster has a thin red mat, and it is framed with glass. So – as always – there are problems with glare and reflections in our photos. The simple wood frame (with a gold MJDesigns label on the brown backing paper) is in AS IS condition. It has a lot of scratches, rubs, dings and some deep gouges (one is at the bottom center). You can spruce up the wood frame and conceal (or at least make them much less evident) the evidence of wear and handling by using Old English scratch oil. If you do not know how to use it, just ask us. The frame, with a wire on the back for hanging, is 14 3/4“ x 18 1/4“ (and 5/8“ deep). The red mat is about 3/4“ wide. The mat opening / window is 11 1/2“ x 15“. This splendid patriotic poster celebrates the Lincoln Memorial, an iconic monument, and the unifying goal of AMERICA’S REUNION ON THE MALL. While this poster (as currently framed) is ready to hang, the new owner might want to consider having it reframed with a larger mat and a different frame. This is a great collectible that will be a unique addition to collections that feature: the art of Susan Davis; images of the Mall / the Lincoln Memorial / fireworks on the Mall; political memorabilia; inaugural memorabilia; Bill Clinton and / or Al Gore collectibles, patriotic works of art (and reproductions of them), etc. ……………… If you are a fan of Davis and do not want to display the complete poster, you can have it reframed with a wider mat all the way around to conceal all of the text at the bottom. If you do have it rematted and framed to feature only the Lincoln Memorial scene, tell the framer not to cut off the lower part of the poster. To maintain the value of this collector’s item, the poster should not be cut. All items we sell are from a pet free and smoke free environment – unless prior owner history is noted above. Terms and Conditions Please read the following terms and conditions, view all photos and read the full description before bidding or buying. 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Price: 280 USD

Location: Mount Vernon, Virginia

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