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This is Coca-ColaAd. Hard to Find World War Two Era Pages!Fantastic Frank GodwinArtwork!This wascut from the original newspaper from1940\'s.Size: 7 x 7 inches. Paper:Some light tanning/wear, otherwise: Excellent! (Please Check Scans) $6.00 Postage USA!$25.00TotalInternationalpostage on any size order Flat Rate. I combine postage on multiple pages. Check out my other sales for more great vintageComic strips and Paper Dolls.Thanks for Looking!

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Frank Godwin

Francis Godwin (October 25, 1889 – August 5, 1959), better known as Frank Godwin, was an American illustrator and comic strip artist, notable for his strip Connie and his book illustrations for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, Robin Hood and King Arthur. He also was a prolific editorial and advertising illustrator.

Born in Washington, D.C., Godwin was the son of the Washington Star\'s city editor, and in 1905, at age 16, he began as an apprentice on his father\'s paper. Studying in New York at the Art Students League, Godwin became friends with James Montgomery Flagg and two shared a studio together. Godwin was influenced by Flagg and Charles Dana Gibson, and reflections of both can be seen in Godwin\'s work. Illustration historian and critic Jim Vadeboncoeur gave Godwin the highest ranking:

While obviously influenced by Flagg (and Charles Dana Gibson), Godwin managed to create a style that was recognizably his and that stood out from both his idols and the mass of clones that were cropping up everywhere. His ability to create tones, especially facial characteristics, with his pen and brush were equal to and in some ways better than Gibson and, I think, obviously superior to Flagg. His use of pen and brush in the same illustration demonstrated an understanding of the medium that set his work apart from his contemporaries. It, combined with his tonal skills, gave his work a depth and weight that was seldom equaled. Walt and Roger Reed in The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980 credit some of this realism to his modeling of busts in clay for reference. They don\'t say when he adopted this practice, but it\'s unlikely that he was doing this so early in his career.

Comic strips

In 1938, Godwin stepped in to replace illustrator Kemp Starrett on writer Paul Powell\'s daily strip Roy Powers, Eagle Scout (\"the official strip of the Boy Scouts of America\") which continued until 1942. Godwin\'s two major strips, seen over three decades, were Rusty Riley (1948–59) and Connie (1927–44). Some sources indicate 1929 as the start date for Connie. Hal Foster, Milton Caniff and Alex Raymond continue to be reprinted with regularity, while Godwin\'s strips are difficult to find. He receives more attention in Europe, specifically France (where Connie is usually called Cora), though even there it is quite sparse.

In 1952, Godwin said, \"I am a frustrated engineer.\" In the wood and metal shop on the ground floor of his Bucks County, Pennsylvania, studio, he built a live-steam working model locomotive measuring four feet long. He also built a six-inch telescope with an electrical device which enabled him to follow the paths of stars.

A Society of Illustrators vice-president, Godwin was a member of the National Press Club and the Dutch Treat and Salmagundi clubs.

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