1981 Cleveland Tennessee Bank and Trust E. Howard Burger Signed & Numbered Print

Description: Yes we combine shipping for most multiple item purchases.Add multiple items to your cart and the combined shipping total will automatically be calculated. 1981 Cleveland Tennessee Bank and Trust E. Howard Burger Signed & Numbered Print 16" x 20" Signed and Numbered Art Print by E. Howard Burger - one of the Cleveland Bank and Trust Commemorative Series - Cleveland Tennessee - The Early Years Print is signed and numbered 391/1000 The art depicts The Cleveand Bank & Trust Co. Banker with top hat standing outside the bank with a hobo sitting on his bedroll next to the curb and a child sitting on a stack of books counting his change. The sign outside the bank says Invest - let your pennies grow. Next door to the bank is a grocery store with a sign for a candy special. The Cleveland National Bank presents E. Howard Burger,a native East Tennessean, who is the artist of "The Monu-ment," the first in a series of drawings of well-known andlocal historical sites in this area being planned during thenext several months.E. Howard Burger, now a resident of Cleveland, wasborn and reared in East Tennessee and was a freelanceartist in this area prior to moving to Washington, D.C.,where he was a member of the Robinette Art Studios until1939.He did commercial art in Washington, studied electricalengineering at George Washington University and workedthirty-two years for the Chesapeake and Potomac TelephoneCompany before retiring and reverting to his first love ofpainting. In addition to his career with C & P, Burger studiedat the Corcoran Gallery in Washington and illustrated a salesmanual used by the Bell System.The artist enjoys work in pastels, watercolors, and oilsbut finds watercolors most satisfying. His attention to de-tail characterizes the realism of his paintings, but the deli-cate quality of his watercolors reveals his greatest talent.This is the reason The Cleveland National Bank selectedMr. Burger for this series of drawings. In April of 1973 The Cleveland National Bank and E.Howard Burger entered into an agreement whereby Mr.Burger would produce a series of drawings of memorablesites in this area, and prints of these would be distributedby the bank.The artist is a native Tennessean, having been born andhaving grown up just outside Bradley County. He was a freelance artist at the age of fifteen.An electrical engineer by profession, he has never losthis keen desire to sketch and paint. After thirty two yearswith the telephone company, he retired to pursue his firstlove—painting the beauty of landscapes and historicallandmarks, particularly in Bradley County.Mr. Burger’s trademark is authenticity. He spends asmuch time in preparation for a painting as doing the paint-ing itself, taking innumerable photographs, makingsketches, and doing research.It is felt that you will enjoy this latest print to the sameextent that previous ones have been received. The Cleve-land National Bank is proud to play this part in perpetuat-ing the memory of a past era. 13665-OS

Price: 37.95 USD

Location: Kingsport, Tennessee

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