This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/20/2014
Offered is a 28" x 41" lithograph display designed by Anheuser Busch to hang in establishments selling their brews in commemoration of one of the most infamous events in American History, Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn. Display features artist Otto Becker's vivid depiction of the legendary battle with heavy cardboard construction folded around the edges to create the illusion of a frame. Reverse of display reads as follows, "Custer's Last Fight. Copyright 1952 by Anheuser Busch Inc. St. Louis MO. This famous painting has been reproduced through the courtesy of Anheuser Busch Inc. and Mr. August A. Busch Jr. Saint Louis, Missouri. For the first time...Additional copies of this picture may be purchased from Simmons-Sisler Co. Inc. 4127 Forest Park Blvd St. Louis 8, MO, Simmons-Sisler Co. Inc. have been granted the exclusive right to reproduce and sell copies of this painting to individuals for personal use." Display shows signs of wear with creasing, tearing and small areas of separation around the borders, though nothing which negatively impacts Becker's rendering of Custer in the throes of battle. (63Q0093)