SIGNED, UNTITLED WATERCOLOR OF LITTLE PANCHO

by Leo Politi

$1,250 · Offered by Johnnycake Books

Signed

1938. No Binding. Original illustration in watercolor by Leo Politii, signed and dated by him 1938, of Little Pancho, a young Mexican boy, the beloved title character created by Politi for his first book. Little Pancho was the first of many children's books Politi authored or illustrated, many of which demonstrated his admiration of Latin culture. In this illustration, a beleaguered Pancho is being giggled at by an older girl because the sombrero he's wearing is too small. On stiff paper

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