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Vintage Henry Major “The Gay Philosopher” And Family Paintings Item History & Price. The artist was Robert A. Thom was selected as the artist for the series and began working on the 40 most important events in pharmacy's history. Bender rounded out his project team by seeking historical guidance from the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy in Madison, Wisconsin.

Bender, a pharmacist, during the Great Depression.

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The series was used on a wide range of items: poster calendar, direct mail blotters, greeting cards, postcards, playing cards, glassware, and metal and chalkware busts. All 40 paintings were exhibited together for the first time at the American Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting in Detroit.

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Prints of both series were published in book form in by Northwood Institute Press. Fry continued to paint "The Philosopher" until Out of respect for Major, Fry never signed any images that he painted of this character, allowing collectors to quickly identify the artist.

InBender wrote and submitted a seven-page proposal to Parke-Davis executives. His proposal was approved.

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Close to ten years later inBender joined Parke-Davis as editor of its house organ, "Modern Pharmacy", and within a month began putting out feelers about his old idea, a history of pharmacy in pictures. During this time, Major painted about ten Gay Philosopher paintings.

One artist did interest him, and Bender gave him a trial assignment to produce the Christmas cover for "Modern Pharmacy". He produced just one painting a year due to his need for extensive research. After Major's death inClair V. Fry who was the art director at Brown and Bigelow Advertising in New York City, was tasked with carrying on the character for advertising purposes.

In it, he provided estimated costs for 27 paintings and identified the advantages that such a project would provide to the sponsoring firm. Bender was dissatisfied with the quality of work and the prices of many early contenders from various commercial art firms.

Bender approached Abbott Laboratories about doing a similar series for pharmacy, but was turned down. InParke-Davis Vice President Carl Johnson suggested that a similar series should be developed for the history of medicine. Wyeth first turned the paintings into posters and magazine ads, and then published them as a small booklet in GAY PHILOSOPHER - Note Book Set Valentina M Galushka and Kathy Blessing 󰍸 2 󰤦 Henry Major and The Gay Philosopher Jun 30, 󰞋󱟠 󰟝 GAY PHILOSOPHER - At The County Fair with The Gay Philosopher - Playing Card Set Valentina M Galushka and Maureen Shields Com.

Check out our the gay philosopher selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our digital prints shops. Dean Cornwell produced six paintings for the series. Some paintings would be done in four weeks, while others took four months to complete.