Set of 6 Maud (Bogart) Humphrey (1898). Printed by Frederick A Stokes Company 1899. The illustrations of Humphrey's little women and little men, rosy cheeked children, moppets, bright eyed babies and misses promoted many national brand products including Ivory Soap, Crosman Bro's Flower Seeds, Mellin Baby Food Company, Wilkie & Platt's, Elgin Watch Company, Sunshine Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces, Butterick Patterns, Equitable Insurance, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Anheuser-Busch. The value of her work like the Anheuser-Busch 1906 Art Nouveau calendar in good condition commands thousands today. During the years of 1890-1920 the America consumers demand for printed books in four color, illustrated periodicals, calendars, postcards, advertising cards, and greeting cards provided recognition for Humphrey and increased the demand for her work. Humphrey's color work technique is proof that timing is everything. Humphrey's art left a permanent imprint in American books. Some of her illustrated books are: Jingles and Rhymes, A Treasury of Stories, Babes of the Nation, Two Valentines, Make-Believe Men and Women, Rosebud Stories, Sleepy Time. Title: Set of 6 Maud Humphrey (patriotic). Medium: Print. Size: 11 x 8 in. Signature: Stamp. Artist: Maud (Bogart) Humphrey (1865 - 1940). Unframed.

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