Lot 360
30 Artist Prints from the Mead Corporation's Paul Bunyan Series 1950s. In the 1950s, the Mead Sales Company, then a division of the Mead Corporation, used artists' renderings of Paul Bunyan for a magazine advertising campaign. The collection consists of 95 color art prints, all featuring different renderings of Paul Bunyan. The prints were used in magazine advertisements by the Mead Sales Company during the early 1950s. The Mead Company also mailed out some of the prints as gifts to various individuals on a mailing list. The art images themselves measure 6¾ x 8½" and were within larger paper frames that measure 11 x 13". All of the prints include caption information printed at the bottom, as well as series numbers on the back. The prints in the collection were created by seven different artists: Edward C. Smith, Joseph Bolden, Henry C. Pitz, S. W. Wilcox, Hugh Hutton, Herschel Levit, and John Huehnergarth. A woman in Billingham, Washington proved diligent and collected the first 25 in the series (three copies each of the first seven in the series) and issues 26, 27, 32, 34 and 35 for a total of 44 pieces. These were beautifully archived for 60+ years and in excellent condition. Also included are 8 original heavy stock envelopes that they were originally shipped. These images are all wonderful and tell the tales of Paul Bunyan beautifully. Usually retail for $10+ each in the collector's market. $300 - 400
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