{"product_id":"gum-kids-by-leslie-thrasher","title":"Gum Kids by Leslie Thrasher","description":"Leslie Thrasher\u003cbr\u003e 1889-1936 | American \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eGum Kids\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed “Leslie Thrasher” (lower left)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Two young children play an ill-advised game of gum stretching on the family couch in this charming composition by famed American illustrator, Leslie Thrasher. These images appeared on the covers of \u003cem\u003eLiberty Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, for whom he produced one cover illustration a week for six consecutive years. Painted towards the start of the Great Depression, Thrasher provided light-hearted images of the lives of everyday people to distract Americans from their troubles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in 1889 in Piedmont, West Virginia, Thrasher studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as a teenager and received a scholarship to study art abroad in Paris. Upon his return, he began studying under Howard Pyle, known as the “father of American illustration.” Thrasher sold his first cover illustration to the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e in 1912, four years before Norman Rockwell’s first \u003cem\u003ePost\u003c\/em\u003e cover, and he would go on to produce over 360 magazine covers throughout his career. He painted humorous, relatable scenes of life in America with colorful characters set against white backgrounds. He was also a successful commercial artist, painting advertisements for Cream of Wheat, Chesterfield Cigarettes and Fisk Tire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1930 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 14 1\/8\" high x 13 1\/8\" wide\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 18 1\/4\" high x 17 3\/8\" high","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803575648578,"sku":null,"price":42500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/5376\/6978\/files\/31-4494_1.png?v=1768103396","url":"https:\/\/www.bullvendors19.com\/ar\/products\/gum-kids-by-leslie-thrasher","provider":"Bull Vendors 19","version":"1.0","type":"link"}