{"product_id":"santa-by-leslie-thrasher","title":"Santa by Leslie Thrasher","description":"Leslie Thrasher\u003cbr\u003e 1889-1936 | American \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSanta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLiberty Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e cover, December 20, 1930 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed “Leslie Thrasher” (lower left)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Salvation Army Santa looks on with a mixture of fatigue and disinterest as a group of children tell him their Christmas gift wish lists in this lighthearted composition by leading American illustrator Leslie Thrasher. This painting was created for the December 20, 1930 issue of \u003cem\u003eLiberty Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, for which the artist illustrated covers on a weekly basis for six consecutive years. Thrasher is known for his scenes of everyday American life imbued with a sense of humor, qualities represented to great effect in this charming painting. \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 everyday 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: 20 1\/8\" high x 17\" wide\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 24 1\/2\" high x 21 3\/8\" wide","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803573616962,"sku":null,"price":54500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/5376\/6978\/files\/31-4493_1.png?v=1768103307","url":"https:\/\/www.bullvendors19.com\/de\/products\/santa-by-leslie-thrasher","provider":"Bull Vendors 19","version":"1.0","type":"link"}