{"product_id":"19700-prezio-victor-i-see-said-the-blind-man-1953","title":"Prezio, Victor. (1924–1976) \"I see, said the blind man,\" 1953","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_description expandable-init\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eOriginal illustration for the story of the same title by Robert Bristow, published in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eMALE\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, March 1953.  \u003c\/span\u003eSigned \"Prezio\" to the lower left corner.  Gouache and glaze on board.  Some stray paint marks along the outer board edges and adhesive remnants on the verso; overall fine.  Drawing 9.5 x 11.5 inches (24.1 x 29.2 cm.), overall 13.25 x 15.6 inches (33.6 x 39.6 cm.).  Provenance: From the artist's estate.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_description expandable-init\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_description expandable-init\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAmerican artist Victor Prezio was p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eart of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e603rd Camouflage Battalion during World War II, \u003c\/span\u003e“The Ghost Army” battalion composed of many people with a background in the arts employed to confuse the enemy by constructing tanks out of cardboard and other forms of subterfuge. He went on to be a prolific illustrator of magazine, pulp and paperback covers and stories in the post-WWII era.  His work for such publishers as Dell, Gold Key, and Warren Publishing throughout the 1950s and 1960s encompassed a range of popular genres from Sci-fi, Sports, Romance, and Western. He died at the all to early age of 52, at the height of his career.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_description expandable-init\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ca class=\"expand-bar\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093724483743,"sku":"19700","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/19700_Prezio_Original_Illustration.png?v=1722189925","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/19700-prezio-victor-i-see-said-the-blind-man-1953","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}