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Charles Howard Johnson Glass Plates, c1892-93 [191581]

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Charles Howard Johnson Glass Plates, c1892-93 [191581]
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XRARE collection of 6 hand colored glass plates featuring signed artwork by American illustrator and newspaper artist Charles Howard Johnson, c1892-93. The group includes 4 plates signed by Johnson, dated 92-93, featuring whimsical illustrations that include fairies and upper-class folks from the time period. One that features people dressed in renaissance-era costumes and an elephant, is printed at bottom: "The Old Rounder's Dream of a Hilarious Time." Two other plates are of an illustration consistent with Johnson's works and a hand colored photograph of a waterfall. The approximate 4" x 3.25" plates are still in the original "Carbutt's Gelatino-Albumen Plates" box, manufactured by John Carbutt, Keystone Dry Plate Works, Wayne Junction, Pa. A label on the box reads, "Kimball & Mathews, Photographic Materials, 32 E. Spring St., Columbus, O." On a paper inside is hand-written "Harrison Fischer Color Photos." Johnson (1865 - 1896) was best known for his illustrations of the 1890 U.S. edition of "The Princess," by the English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and illustrating many periodicals during the latter part of the 1890s. He was widely recognized during his lifetime for his work on a number of magazines including Life, Truth, Munsey's Magazine, and on several newspapers. He illustrated more than ten books. Born in Vincennes, Indiana, he came to New York City in about 1889 after studying art for a year in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died of "brain fever" after a 10 day illness.
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Date: 1892-93
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