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English: Idea for a cover illustration. It was submitted to Collier's. Focal points: magician, two dogs, table, wand, three candles, and hat. The artist's lightly penciled notes are hard to decipher. Several letters are partially or completely faded out. It reads (in seven separate lines): "PROF. PRESTO CHANGO / idea -Paul Martin / Boy playing magician / Pup coming out of hole / under hat / Turned down by Colliers (Chessman) / I think."

Notes: a). Proposal rejected. Afterward, all words below the capitalized caption were added on. b). His wife wrote the second line at a later time, based partially on its darker strokes. c). Poof was purposely misspelled as "prof." d). There should be no dot pattern in the mid-lower center. The textured material underneath was responsible. e). Census of 1930. Search for William O. Chessman (b. 1903). Section: Mineola, New York. Occupation: "art editor." Industry: "magazine."
Date 1925, 26 or 27. Art Director & Studio News, June 1954 p. 54. Excerpt: "Chessman has been with Collier's for 29 years." That helped with the dating. Internet Archive (search under the title Art Direction).
Source Preserved by Lauretta, Paul's wife. This final rough draft was passed down the family line.
Immediate source: from my own collection.
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Paul Martin  (1883–1932)  wikidata:Q7152236
 
Paul Martin
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Paul IV Martin; Paul Martin IV
Description American illustrator and tennis player
Date of birth/death 6 June 1883 Edit this at Wikidata 19 March 1932 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York City Ossining
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creator QS:P170,Q7152236

Other information: Preliminary sketches were nearly always discarded. This rare example helps to show the artist's creative process. It supports statements made in the author's article. Specifically, paragraph 3 under Collier's.

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current13:33, 11 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 13:33, 11 March 20211,024 × 1,479 (146 KB)JimPercy (talk | contribs)lightened top
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22:52, 6 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 22:52, 6 March 20211,024 × 1,479 (143 KB)JimPercy (talk | contribs)Uploaded a work by Paul Martin from An original rough draft that was preserved by the wife. with UploadWizard

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