Roy Nelson

A small but nice Roy Nelson drawing.

If the current owner sees this and wants to sell the drawing:
By all means drop me a line! :)

Roy Nelson original art!

Finally!
The Roy Nelson artwork has arrived. :)
Check it out!
And for your viewing pleasure, some close-ups.



You can find references to the prohibition with speakeasies and smugglers. And there's a talkie and a pole sitter. This would date the artwork to ca 1930. I bet there are some famous actors portrayed here. Any guess?

Anyone who knows where it was published? I'd love to have the printed magazine. The back of the illustration says "G-#5 12/18". Any bells ringing?

Zooming in on Nelson

Got the Roy Nelson original today! And what a thrill to be holding a piece of artwork by this master of design and brushwork. It's a completely different feeling seeing it for real than seeing it on a screen, but just to give you an idea here are two close ups followed by the entire piece.


I noticed this stamp on the back of the art.

I've never heard of this library before. Does it still exist? Is it filled with original art dating back to the days of Hearst? I can only dram of what once was in that library. Or what still might be in it...