The prolific Paul Stahr, who had a monopoly on Argosy covers between 1924-1934, did these beautiful covers for The Elks magazine. Tell me your favorites with a comment.
My choices: January 1925 and September 1924.
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1923 October |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 September |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 November |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 January |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 March |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 June |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 October |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1926 December |
The original paintings for the next two covers have survived.
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1927 July |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 February |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 October |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1929 January |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1932 May |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 January |
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| Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 May |
These paintings impress me more than Paul Stahr's usual work for ARGOSY. I like the January 1929 musical cover.
Some very nice art. I wonder what the legal status of the work is.
As a retired Missouri National Guardsman, my preference is for the Minuteman cover at the top of the stack.
I looked at that, and wondered how on earth they managed to carry that cello around in winter.
For me it was a tossup between the Minuteman cover and the revolutionary war soldier cover from January 1925. The soldier won because of his weary expression, which I felt was more realistic.
The November 1924 cover, with the couple in prayer at the table. However, all the covers are beautiful, and I would have collected merely for the great art.
Happy you liked them. There are some more coming in the next few weeks from a couple of well-known artists, so keep coming back to check.