Saturday Ads

A collection of really cool ads mostly from 1925 with a few from the 30s thrown in. Happy New Year!

Cover Art

Sports Afield December 1972

Cover Artist John Scott

Cover Artist P. B. Parsons

 

National Sportsman

October 1934

Cover art by P.B. Parsons 

"Philip Brown Parsons 'Philip Parsons': A twentieth century painter, illustrator and etcher, Philip Parsons studied art at the Boston School of Painting and at M.I.T. He also took instructions in etching from W. H. Bicknell. He was a full member of the Guild of Boston Artists, the Boston Watercolor Society, Concord Art Association and President of the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society. Philip Parsons was also commissioned to paint historical scenes for Lexington and today these works are preserved in the collection of that community.  A fine landscape and figure painter, Parsons first gained recognition in the early 1920's as an illustrator and cover artist for such publications as National Sportsman, Youth's Companion, Outdoors and 4-H Horizons" Art of the Print.

Poised in the sunlight

 

"The Topi gazed fixed at the cat poised in     the sunlight. I'd never seen a lovlier sight'

Illustration by Bob Kuhn article by Jack O'Connor

Outdoor Life August 1964

One of the greatest for more on Bob Kuhn visit here