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\n\t\tHistorical Treasures
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Scroll to see works of significant historical value.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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“The Boy Christ”
\n28″ x 23″ Oil on canvas
\nBy Francis Kroger<\/p>\n

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“Head of Christ”
\n30″ x 23″ Oil on canvas
\nBy Francis Kroger<\/p>\n

\n\t\t“The Boy Christ”
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\n\t\t“Head of Christ”
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These two pieces are the actual original oil paintings from which thousands of prints were distributed throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tArtist – Francis Kroger \u00a0(1897-1980)\u00a0
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A descendant of the founder of the grocery store chain, Florence Kroger\u2019s talent lay in the world of art.\u00a0 A successful commercial illustrator in the early 1900\u2019s, her work appeared on the cover of\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Home<\/em>\u00a0magazine in 1933 and her religious paintings were printed in Catholic publications for many years through the Messenger Company.<\/p>\n

Her luminous religious paintings of Jesus were loved and gained popularity as they became widely distributed in print form. She is remembered also for her precious subject matter, including chubby-cheeked babies and furry kittens and puppies. Her adults and children are known for their big expressive eyes, a style that was prominent in the mid-1900\u2019s. Today this genre is identified by the title, “Big Eyes.”<\/p>\n

Florence Kroger was born in 1897 in Cincinnati, Ohio where she also received her education. Her family is the famous Ohio family now known for the line of grocery stores. She learned to draw and paint at a very early age. She attended the Cincinnati Art Academy and continued her studies in NYC and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

She lived both in California and in South Nyack, NY. Visitors and neighbors mention her hospitality. \u201cI would visit Florence Kroger and often bring along my children who had the pleasure of having tea with her, overlooking the Hudson River in her Victorian home.”<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"The-Guardian\"<\/p>\n

“The Guardian”
\n41″ x 43″ Oil on canvas
\nBy\u00a0Walter Beach Humphrey<\/p>\n

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Walter Beach Humphrey
\nPainting mural at Dartmouth<\/p>\n

\n\t\t“The Guardian”
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This unique oil painting captures the innocence and faith of 1940\u2019s America with imagination and brilliant artistic skill. Although the original purpose for this piece is not known, it may be familiar to you. It was recently uncovered in a group of religious artwork collected by Frank Messenger for use on calendars, prayer cards, Bibles, and was possibly distributed across the globe.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tArtist – Walter Beach Humphrey (1892-1966)
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Renowned illustrator, Walter Beach Humphrey specialized in painting magazine covers and he eventually did work for almost all of them, beginning with small-circulation publications such as\u00a0The Zenith, Elks, Peoples’ Popular Monthly, Argosy,\u00a0<\/em>and the YMCA’s\u00a0Association Men<\/em>, and progressing to the major weekly magazines:\u00a0Collier’s, The Saturday Evening Post<\/em>, and Liberty.<\/em><\/p>\n

Born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Humphrey studied at Dartmouth and the Art Students League under Frank DuMond. He spent two years painting murals for the student dining room of his Dartmouth alma mater, unveiled in 1939, depicting the historical significance surrounding Dartmouth College, which was originally founded for the education of Indians. When the murals were unveiled for the first time, they caused a minor uproar.<\/p>\n

A resident of New Rochelle, New York, a well- known artist colony and home to many of the top commercial illustrators of the day, Humphrey served on The New Rochelle Art Association and the New Rochelle Council on The Arts. In addition to being in demand as an illustrator, he found time to teach at the Albert Leonard High School in New Rochelle as well as at the Phoenix Art Institute in New York City.<\/p>\n

His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tRepresenting The Finest in Religious Art
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