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Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two
Illustrated by Charles Harper
Copyright 1958
207 pages
FIRST EDITION ~ Third Printing
This is one of the early books illustrated by Mid-century wildlife artist Charles "Charley" Harper. Just about every page has an sketch or illustration representing his trademark wit and humor.
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About the Author
Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 - June 10, 2007)
was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was
best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters a
nd book illustrations.Born in Frenchton, West Virginia in 1922, Harper's upbringing
on his family farm influenced his work to his last days. He left his
farm home to study art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and
won the academy’s first Stephen H. Wilder Traveling Scholarship.
While at the Academy, and supposedly on the first day, Charley met
fellow artist Edie Mckee, whom he would marry shortly after
graduation in 1947.Charley and Edie spent their honeymoon traveling the country,
mainly in the west and south, being able to do so because of the
Stephen H. Wilder Scholarship the Academy awarded to
Charley for post-graduate travels. Charley Harper returned
to the Art Academy of Cincinnati as a teacher and also worked
for a commercial firm before working on his own. He and his wife
worked out of their Roselawn and Finneytown homes, and later,
with their only child Brett Harper, formed Harper Studios.During his career, Charley Harper illustrated numerous books,
notably The Golden Book of Biology, magazines such as
Ford Times, as well as many prints, posters, and other works. As
his subjects are namely natural, with birds prominently featured,
Charley often created works for many nature-based
organizations, among them the National Park Service;
Cincinnati Zoo; Cincinnati Nature Center; Hamilton County
(Ohio) Park District; and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania.
He also designed interpretive displays for Everglades National Park.Charley Harper passed away on Sunday, June 10th, 2007  Charles Harpers whimsical illustrations are on shown on nearly every page of the 208 page book. His interpretations of some of the recipes are colorful, humorous... and quite clever!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"A combination of humility and irreverence is what makes
Charley Harper's work, and Charley Harper himself, so
appealing and likable. He describes his style as "minimal realism,"
a term he coined himself. His works distill reality by reducing his
subjects to the simplest possible visual terms. Many of his works
include entertaining commentaries that focus the viewer's eye on
the pun embedded in his work."
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I have taken quite a few photos for you to view...although this is just a very small representation of the many, many delightful sketches found in this book. (There are also 16 pages of color photographs of 50's inspired meals and recipes...a Hawaiian Luau...Continental Appetizers...a Buffet supper...dinner in New Orleans...American Favorites...Evening in Paris...etc.)
This hard cover cookbook is in very good condition...with only extremely minor signs of use. I noticed just a tiny bit of shelf wear on spine and corner tips. All the pages are crisp & clean...all pages except for one are securely attached to the spiral. I found no tears, writing or dog eared pages. Pages are very white...not yellowed...no cooking stains. No writing inside. This book measures 7 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches. As you can see from the photos ...this book has well taken care of. It is one of the nicest ones I've seen. If you appreciate the art work of this wonderful artist... this book is definitely one to add to your collection!
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