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SOLD ON: Monday, 03/19/2018 12:07 PM
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PUBLISHER: Harvey
COMMENTS: Pg. 33; Louis Ferstadt pencils and inks; 13" X 18"; sketches on back of page
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Pg. 33; Louis Ferstadt pencils and inks; 13" X 18"; sketches on back of pagePenny and Ulysses Jr. "Their Adventures Deep in the Center of the Earth"
Artist Information
Louis Ferstadt was a member of the Art Students League of Chicago in 1923. He later won a scholarship to the Art Students League of New York at the age of 23 and moved to New York City. He later studied at The Educational Alliance art school after his scholarship funds were depleted. In 1926–1927, Ferstadt did a comic strip called The Kids on Our Block in the New York Evening Graphic. He painted murals at the RCA Building and the Eighth Street Subway station in New York City on the occasion of the 1939 World's Fair. He drew comics, including "Chuck", "Mr. Risk", and "The Bouncer". Ferstadt identified as a communist and regularly contributed comic strips for the Daily Worker newspaper.