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James Walter Thompson (1847-1928) was an advertising pioneer and founder of the J. Walter Thompson Company.
In 1927 the New York office moved from 244 Madison Avenue to the Graybar Building at 420 Lexington Avenue. One of the company's advertising executives, Helen Lansdowne Resor, commissioned a number of designers, including Samuel Yellin, to decorate the new corporate headquarters. Yellin's work on the JWT headquarters is recorded on job card #2660.
Provenance
J. Walter Thompson Company, New York, circa 1927-38
Gifted to Duke University, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Please note that the estimate should read $5,000-7,000, not $8,000-12,000 as printed in the auction catalogue.