Samuel Wood Gaylor, Lovely, Delicate Watercolor Portrait of Young Woman, 1920 question and answer cards perfectly painted circle at the

perfectly painted circle at the center of the back of one

) It was not until the 1980s that the company was purchased by Limited Brands and became the sort of chain as we know it today

and labeled in Uncle Sam in pencil at his feet--feels quite timely at the present moment in the life of our nation

and made all the better by careful crayon coloring in yellow and green on a number of the excellent illustrations

Paper size: 7" x 7"3/4"

Samuel Wood Gaylor, Lovely, Delicate Watercolor Portrait of Young Woman, 1920 question and answer cards perfectly painted circle at theI think the highlight of July Brimfield for me was digging through a pile of paintings and watercolors by American artists Samuel Wood Gaylor (1883 1957) and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor (1889 1986), which had been acquired by the dealer from a one time neighbor of the couple on Long Island. I plucked a handful, signed and unsigned, including this very lovely, delicate watercolor portrait on paper signed by Wood Gaylor, dated 1920 emblematic of his