Twehous Bros. Advertising Signc. 19465 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1/2"Reverse painting, foil, and printing on glassGift of Susan and Laurence Lerner2009.13.930tinsel painting1550434444Artist unidentifiedArchitecturehttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster28734ScribnerScribnerUnited StatesNebraskaPaintingsScribner
Following his honorable discharge in 1945 from the armed services after World War II, Francis Twehous opned a garage and welding shop with his brother Virgil in their hometown of Scribner, Nebraska. After a visit from a traveling salesman, they decided to order about two-dozen personalized signs as promotional giveaways for their valued customers instead of the usual calendars at holiday season. The colonial revival scene of a graceful woman in elaborate dress carrying a parasol and seemingly communicating with a elegant peacock is an unusual choice of imagery to associate with their buisness.
Lee Kogan, "Twehous Bros. Advertising Sign," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 77
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Following his honorable discharge in 1945 from the armed services after World War II, Francis Twehous opned a garage and welding shop with his brother Virgil in their hometown of Scribner, Nebraska. After a visit from a traveling salesman, they decided to order about two-dozen personalized signs as promotional giveaways for their valued customers instead of the usual calendars at holiday season. The colonial revival scene of a graceful woman in elaborate dress carrying a parasol and seemingly communicating with a elegant peacock is an unusual choice of imagery to associate with their buisness.
Lee Kogan, "Twehous Bros. Advertising Sign," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 77
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org