Vintage Limited Edition Lithograph, "History of the Atchison, Topeka and on sale Santa Fe," Signed and Numbered
--Vintage Limited Edition Lithograph, "History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," by Douglas W. Trowbridge, "OCT '78"
--Collage of images related to the railroad culminating in a modern incarnation: includes portrait of Cyrus K. Holliday, who founded the railroad around 1860; depiction of the Newton, KS rail station built in 1929-1930 in the Tudor style of Shakespeare's house in Stratford-upon-Avon--it is located in what is known as the "bullseye of America;" what looks like Locomotive #132, the largest and heaviest steam locomotive of its time designed to climb the steep grades of the Raton Pass, and the oldest surviving locomotive from the A, T & SF railroad; an advertising placard for the Santa Fe De-Luxe which ran weekly from Chicago to Los Angeles starting around 1911; and finally, Engine 3642, a modern (1960s) GP-30, a 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) four-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive .
--Signed by the artist
--Numbered #109/500
--Framed, double-matted under glass
--Antiqued wooden frame in good condition with normal wear
--Print, mat and glass in very good condition
--Backing paper has some tears, but serviceable
--Wired for hanging
--Frame measures approx. 27" W x 20-1/4" H x 1-1/2" D
--Image measures approx. 18-1/4" W x 11" H
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About the artist:
It is hard to piece together the whole story about Douglas W. Trowbridge. It seems that he studied art in Minnesota but took up residence in Kansas where he began exhibiting in the early 1970s and where he gained notoriety. He is the winner of many awards and competitions and a member of a number of professional artists groups including the NWS (National Watercolor Society). His subject matter has evolved considerably and includes many realist and impressionist nature, landscape and wildlife paintings. You might check him out at: http://paintingsbydouglaswtrowbridge.blogspot.com/
although that site seems kind of dated.
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