Lot 173: Harlan Hubbard Sketchbook w/ 10 Landscape Drawings incl. 4 Signed

Harlan Hubbard (Kentucky/Indiana, 1900-1988) sketchbook with ten (10) graphite landscape drawings–four of which are signed–including one (1) signed drawing of a covered bridge over a stream, one (1) signed drawing of a thickly wooded area and a spring spout before a small stream, one (1) signed drawing of a forest interior, one (1) signed drawing of a tree by a creek, one (1) drawing of a house in a hilly landscape, one (1) drawing of a railroad bridge, one (1) drawing of a bridge over a body of water, and three (3) drawings of trees, mid-20th c. All housed loose in a blue clothboard sketchbook. Sheets: 10 5/8" x 8 5/8." Book: 9" x 11" x 3/8." Biographical note: Harlan Hubbard was born in Bellevue, Kentucky, opposite Cincinnati. After his father died in 1907, he moved to New York City to live with two older brothers. Hubbard was educated at Childs High School in the Bronx, the New York National Academy of Design, and the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He became a writer and painter. His books SHANTYBOAT and SHANTYBOAT ON THE BAYOUS documented [he and his wife's] river journeys, while PAYNE HOLLOW AND JOURNALS, 1929-1944 lay out his philosophy of the well-lived life. Harlan published 12 books from 1953 to 1996, including journals, travel essays, and artwork (woodcuts and paintings) with publishers such as Dodd-Mead, Eakins Press, Oyo Press, Larkspur Press, Gnomon Press, and the University Press of Kentucky. Hubbard was a prolific painter, often selling landscapes for small amounts to pay for the necessities of life that he and his wife couldn't grow or make." (Source: The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning)

CONDITION: Overall very good condition, with minor toning to sheets, especially to edges. All sheets have been removed from book with miniscule losses to left edges, outside of images. Book with fading to front cover and soiling to front and back covers and endpapers.