ORIGINAL ART: GIANT GOLDEN BOOK OF CAT STORIES -

ROJANKOVSKY, FEODOR. ROJANKOVSKY,FEODOR. ORIGINAL ART: GIANT GOLDEN BOOK OF CAT STORIES. Offered here is a printed mock-up of the covers plus 4 original watercolors that appear on p. 48 of The Giant Book Of Cat Stories published by Golden Books in 1953. The images measure 4" x 4", 3 3/4" x 2 3/4", 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" and 8" x 2 1/2" and are attractively matted and framed to 14 3/4 x 17 1/4". The margins of 2 corners are trimmed diagonally else in fine condition. Pictured are: mother cat tending to her kittens in a drawer of a dresser, a puppy looking at kittens in a basket, white cat walking down stairs carrying her black kitten in her mouth, white cat and her kittens sitting on a bed. Rojankovsky was a Russian emigre artist who became an important illustrator of children's books. He illustrated the Domino Press' landmark Daniel Boone, and won the Caldecott Award in 1956 for Frog Went A'Courtin. Original art by Rojan rarely appears on the market.