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Hughes’ ‘Post’ Art Sells for $103,700

orn in New York City in 1907, George E. Hughes grew up in the epicenter of twentieth century art, a wildly popular magazine that defined the century of great illustrator art. In all, Hughes would complete 115 Post covers, second only to Norman Rockwell as the magazine's most prolific artist.

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