Description: Howard Lockhart Fogg (1917-1996), photo of his watercolor depicting the private car track of the Florida East Railway at the Royal Poinciana Hotel (1894-1936), Palm Beach as it would have appeared in 1902; The painting was commissioned by Lucius Beebe (1902-1966) for his book "Mansions on Rails - The Folklore of the Private Railway Car" (it appears on the jacket as well as page 172), publ. Howell-North, 1959. Sheet 10 1/2 x 14". Very good condition, on mid century vintage photographic stock. Some toning top and bottom margins. Howard Fogg was considered the dean of American railroad artists. A WWII fighter pilot, he was hired after the war by the American Locomotive Co. (ALCO) as in-house artist. That same year he met Lucius Beebe, then a journalist with the NY Herald Tribune, who commissioned Fogg to paint covers for several of his books. The painting depicts four luxurious private rail cars in the siding Henry M Flagler built near his hotel, the Royal Poinciana (seen in the background). From left: "Wanderer" - Pullman Works - owner William C Whitney"Oriental" - Louisville and Nashville - owner August Belmont (chairman)"Rambler" - American Car and Foundry - Henry M FlaglerPennsylvania Railroad's Business Car No. 501 - PRR - occupied by William Rockefeller Please visit my Ebay sites: FINE ART PRINTS - https://www.ebay.com/usr/rufus1226 BOOKS - https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe16 https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe-65 https://www.ebay.com/usr/j18-jule https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe14 RECORDS - https://www.ebay.com/usr/juledefelice_0 STAMPS AND STUFF - https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe-8
Price: 35 USD
Location: West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-02-01T13:14:27.000Z
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