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A Harper Goff hand-illustrated autobiography of his early life, titled Unlikely Cowboy
21 November 2017, 13:00 EST
New YorkUS$4,000 - US$6,000
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A Harper Goff hand-illustrated autobiography of his early life, titled Unlikely Cowboy
Approximately 105 illustrations, mostly Xerographic reproductions hand-colored with acrylics and watercolors, various sizes, with 6 small original pen and ink drawings on tracing paper, with handwritten captions throughout, 1985-1986, 58 pp (44 pp feature art), pp 1-41 hand-numbered in ink, with 2 original photographs, silver gelatin prints, 1 loose typed page of autobiographical notes, housed in a large blue photo album with a tab taped to inner front cover labeled "Unlikely Cowboy" in green marker. A fascinating unpublished visual autobiography of Harper Goff's youth in Ft. Collins, Colorado, circa the 1920s. Goff's nostalgic drawings affectionately record the people, places, wildlife, and everyday occurrences of his rustic upbringing. Goff depicts himself as a youngster periodically throughout. Goff's love of small-town Americana, which heavily impacted his designs for Disneyland, is vividly apparent in these warmhearted drawings.
Album: 2.25 x 12.5 x 16.5 in.
Album: 2.25 x 12.5 x 16.5 in.