1953 Cover Time West Germany Coat Arms Konrad Adenauer - ORIGINAL TM6

Please note that this is a cover only.

This is an original 1953 color cover for the Time Weekly Newsmagazine featuring an illustration of Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer, the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, called West Germany, dated August 31, 1953, Vol. LXII, no. 9.

CONDITION

This 58+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +. Light aging throughout. Light creasing. No natural defects. Some light surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note there is an address sticker in the bottom left corner of this cover. There is some light bleed through visible on this cover.

• Product Type: Original Cover; Color
• Grade: Very Fine +
• Dimensions: Approximately 8.25 x 11 inches; 21 x 28 cm
• Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This piece was illustrated by Baker, Ernest Hamlin. Artist signature in print - bottom center of image.

Ernest Hamlin Baker

Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889-1975) was born in Rhode Island. He was a self-taught illustrator and was famous for his painting of George Marshall. He attended Colgate College and was soon commissioned to create artwork for Fortune. He created eleven Fortune Magazine covers from 1929 to 1941, as well as several portraits, and over 300 covers for Time Magazine. During the Great Depression, he worked on several Public Works of Art (PWAP) projects. A mural painted during this time at the Wakefield, Rhode Island post office, now hangs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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