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ORIGINAL 1875 PEN & INK DRAWING OF JEROME PARK RACING BY NOTED ARTIST GREY PARKER USED AS THE COVER OF "THE NEW YORK DAILY GRAPHIC." AMERICA'S FIRST DAILY ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER (2)
<p style="line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a;">In<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;"> </span>addition<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>artwork<span style="letter-spacing: 0.55pt;"> </span>being<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt;"> </span>unique,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span>the horses<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span>shown<span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt;"> </span>negotiating<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt;"> </span>jump<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>first<span style="letter-spacing: -3pt;"> </span>known<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>depiction<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>racetrack's famous water hazard. The complete and unmarked<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>newspaper<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span>dated<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"> </span>June<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #4b4b4b;">12,<span style="letter-spacing: -1.1pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3a3a3a;">1875<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span>showing<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>full<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>front<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt;">-page</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>cover<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> </span>included.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a;">This<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>drawing<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>actual<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>source<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"> </span>printed<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"> </span>cover image as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 0.6pt;"> </span>result<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt;"> </span>advances<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -3pt;"> </span>the engraving process at<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>the time. Formerly, drawings were transferred<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>to wood blocks in<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"> </span>traditional<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt;"> </span>method<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"> </span>wood<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt;"> </span>engraving.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt;"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>two<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span>bottom<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"> </span>corners<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt;"> </span>drawn<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span>cut<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>outs<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>that was the method<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>used<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>to correct<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>parts of the initial drawing in which the artist was not<span style="letter-spacing: -3pt;"> </span>satisfied. This drawing (16" L x 18 ¼" H), and newspaper are<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>in superb condition and of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>historical significance. A further description<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>is provided<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>by the prominent<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>Philadelphia<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>Print<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>Shop<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>back<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"> </span>the matted<span style="letter-spacing: 0.65pt;"> </span>drawing.</span></p>
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