Over Th' Top Patriotic [Cover]
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"Over Th' Top" Patriotic [Cover]Description
Ink drawing of a jeep barreling over a hill, with "OVER TH' TOP 1943 STYLE" written below and "5" to the left. Signed "MACHB."Context
Lannie Smith was one of five Texas envelope artists that stand among the best-known envelope artists of the 20th Century – Gladys Adler of Bellaire and her daughter, Florene Edmiston O’Neill of San Antonio; Mrs. R.H. Swartz of Houston; and Dr. Charles Martin of Canyon, Texas. Their work in the 1930s and 1940s highlights a folk-art tradition that dates from the 1850s in England when postage stamps and envelopes were first used. Decorating envelopes was a popular pastime before television when one could listen to the radio and draw at the same time.Category
Texas Folk Art: One-Hundred Fifty Years of the Southwestern Tradition