May 2, 2026
Tag: C and D Canal
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Two DelMarVa Sketch Artists and Their Postcards
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Each generation has its own sketch artists who use pencils, charcoals, pastels, chalks, and crayons to render hometown scenes, rural vistas, and family events in sketchbooks that are cherished by a cadre of descendants. This article by Bill Burton, Postcard History’s publisher, highlights two such practitioners of pencil art who lived and worked in a…
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November 7, 2021 4 Comments
If you collect fantasy postcards and cards signed by John Cecil Clay are not included, you are missing some of the finest examples of early 20th century American sketch art. Clay’s set, “In Love’s Garden,” published in 1907 by Rotograph is one of the finest examples of American postcard art. Postcard History is proud to encore Professor Miller’s 1985 checklist.