AD & COAL SHOVEL, Sch. of Applied Art BATTLE CREEK 1913

TITLE:  COAL SHOVEL AND COAL, WOOD & ICE AD (Art School Assignments)

• Protective tissue over the coal shovel is hinged along left margin
• AD is on a higher quality newsprint weight of paper & COAL SHOVEL is on a textured paper
• Unsure of exact mediums used - charcoal or pencil and pen & ink (?)

NOTE:  The 1912-1913 School of Applied Art Year Book selections are shown for reference only and are not a part of this sale.

ARTIST:  William Bos (1887-1965)

SCHOOL:  School of Applied Art, Battle Creek, Michigan

DATE:  c.1913

SIZE: 

• SHOVEL:  Approx.  4¾" x 9½"
• AD:  Approx. 11" x 5¼"

CONDITION:  

• SHOVEL:  Slight soiling; slight musty odor (See SCANS above).
• AD:  Light pencil grid marks; slight musty odor (See SCANS above).

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PROVENANCE:   These commercial art assignments were the creation of WILLIAM BOS (1887-1965).  William was of Dutch extraction having come with his parents, Botje & Anna Bos, and brother, George, to this country from the Netherlands in 1896.  During the 1900 U.S. Census, the family was shown living at 420 Drexel Place, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  William was a student at the School of Applied Art in Battle Creek, Michigan, around 1912-13.  He pursued a career in Commercial Art and was also a Book Binder.  William died on 29 January 1965, in Grand Rapids, MI, where he had relocated with his wife and four sons in the 1930's.  These art school assignments were found among his possessions.

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