{"product_id":"17477-steinbeck-john-original-drawing-of-a-seagull-with-autograph-signature","title":"Steinbeck, John. (1902-1968) Original Drawing of a Seagull with Autograph Signature","description":"An amusing original drawing of a seagull and autograph signature from the American author who was awarded the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes and whose many important works include \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e. Penned on a torn portion of a pillow case for our consignor when she was a teenager in late 1960's in Sag Harbor, where her family was friendly with John and Elaine Steinbeck. Some discoloration from age, overall very good. 3.25 x 1.5 inches (8.5 x 4 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eJohn and Elaine first discovered Sag Harbor when they vacationed there in the summer of 1953, and in 1955 they bought a summer home there. The couple loved the ocean and Sag Harbor was nearly surrounded by water. They purchased a two-acre, pie-shaped wedge of land across from the water. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eIn Sag Harbor, the author had finally found the home he had longed for: a place where he could be immersed in the sights and smells of the ocean, where he could live amongst the hard-working people he felt most comfortable around, and where people treated him as a neighbor, rather than a writer. He was paid the highest compliment by a shop owner in Sag Harbor who said, “He should have been born here and shouldn’t have been famous.” \u003c\/span\u003eIt was in Sag Harbor that Steinbeck wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Winter of Our Discontent\u003c\/em\u003e, his only novel to be set in New England. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1504254127271471\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cins id=\"aswift_4_expand\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/ins\u003e\u003c\/ins\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093651312799,"sku":"17477","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Steinbeck_John_Original_Drawing_and_Autograph_Signature_17477.jpg?v=1722189451","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17477-steinbeck-john-original-drawing-of-a-seagull-with-autograph-signature","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}