Salesman Sample Calendar with "Adventures on the Nipigon" by Philip R. Goodwin

Calendar Art. Salesman sample of a 1930 calendar with artwork by Philip R. Goodwin titled "Adventures on the Nipigon". Sheet measures 14" x 21 ½"; artwork is printed on the sheet and measures 8" x 11". January is the only month tipped onto the sheet and there is space for a company's advertisement. 1 ½" x 3 ¼" sheet tipped on verso with information for the company or salesman to fill out. Calendar has moderate soiling, minor creasing to corners and four ¼" tears along the top and bottom edges. Overall good. Philip R. Goodwin (September 16, 1881 - December 14, 1935) was an American commercial artist and illustrator known for his outdoor hunting and fishing scenes. He illustrated Jack London's Call of the Wild at the age of 22 in 1903. He sold his artwork to periodicals, publishers, and ammunition manufacturers, but was best known for his calendar art. Without exaggeration, it is safe to say most hunting cabins and lodges displayed Goodwin calendars. Ephemeral in nature, calendars often were thrown away at the new year hence it is difficult to find them in good condition. Goodwin's art slipped into obscurity after World War II only to be revived by the publication of Larry Len Peterson's masterful monograph "Philip R. Goodwin; America's Sporting and Wildlife Artist" published in 2001. Today, all forms of Goodwin art is collected and prized. .