""Rocket's Red Glare" Calendar Illustration" Lot no. 2978
By Walter Martin Baumhofer (American- 1904-1986)
1976 (Estimated)
30.00" x 40.00"framed 46" x 36
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
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An original illustration commissioned by the Thomas D. Murphy Company for their art calendars, published 1977.
The dynamic image captures Francis Scott Key and his companions on the deck of a battleship, their gazes fixed on the American flag flying defiantly above Fort McHenry amidst the heat of battle during the War of 1812.
Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) was an American lawyer, author, and poet who is best known as the author of the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry." Inspired by witnessing the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry after the British bombardment during the War of 1812, Key penned these verses, which were later set to the tune of a popular British song. This song eventually became the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," a powerful symbol of American resilience and patriotism.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
For years, Walter Martin Baumhofer painted cover designs for the Pulps, such as Adventure magazine, Street & Smith’s magazines, and Popular Publication’s titles. He developed a bold, dramatic approach for them that characterized his subsequent work.
He painted the first series of Doc Savage covers, and depicted a gallery of other western and detective characters. A versatile performer, Baumhofer also illustrated for publications as diverse as The Ladies’ Home Journal, Liberty, Collier’s, Argosy, Esquire, Outdoor Life, Cosmopolitan, True, Woman’s Day, and Sports Afield.
Baumhofer studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, graduating in 1925, and was a long-time member of the Society of Illustrators.