Lorence F. Bjorklund Ink Illustrations for "Street & Smith's Wild West Weekly"

Item Details

Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly, circa 1940
Four ink drawing on illustration board
Each initialed “LFB” within imagery
Notations, labels, stamps and inscriptions to margins
Artist’s estate stamp to the versos
Illustrations published in Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly magazine, volume 135 no. 3., volume 134 no. 3 and volume 137 no. 3

Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund was known for his Western genre scenes. Bjorklund earned his first education in art as an apprentice to a mural painter and drawing lessons from his father. In 1927, he received a scholarship to study art at the Pratt Institute. During this time, he illustrated Western genre pulp publications. Throughout his career, his illustrations were published in over 300 books, including some that Bjorklund authored. He is listed in the 1975 book Fifty Great Western Illustrators by Jeff Dykes.

Condition

- varying toning, foxing, corner wear, uneven discolorations, glue and label residues throughout the compositions and focalized along the margins.

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Item #

16CIN997-2841