1942-1945 WHAT’S NEW Abbott Laboratories WWII Magazine Artwork Lot WPA

Date: 1942-1945
Artist: Various 
Size (in): 12.5" x 9.75"
Size (cm): 32 x 25
Condition: A-/B+
Linen Backed: N/A 

This is a lot of seven WWII era issues of the Abbott Laboratories promotional magazine WHAT’S NEW.   These magazines are uniform in size measuring about 12.5” x 9.75” and vary in length between 12 and 16 pages including the covers with some issues apparently not complete.   These are promotional magazines for Abbott Laboratories that each feature advertising for the company’s pharmaceutical and medical products and showcase the WWII related artwork commissioned by the company with many major artists represented.   Some issues highlight the work of a single artist and a few show the work of more than one artist with several of the artists featured associated with the WPA.  

This lot includes the following issues:

April 1942 – this issue has 16 pages including the covers and features The Year of Peril – A Series of War Paintings by Thomas Hart Benton 

March 1944 – this issue has 12 pages and features the artwork of David Stone Martin 

February 1945 – this issue has 16 pages including the covers and features the first installment of works from the Paintings of Army Medicine series by Fred Shane with an additional illustration by Francis Criss and the front cover illustration by George Pickens. 

March 1945 -  this issue has 16 pages and features the second installment in the Paints of Army Medicine series with artwork by Manuel Tolegian.  The front cover illustration is by David Stone Martin.   

April 1945 – this issue has 12 pages and features the third installment on the Paints of Army Medicine series with artwork by John Steuart Curry with the front cover by illustration done by Lumen Martin Winter. 

May 1945 – this issue has 16 pages and features the fourth installment on the Paints of Army Medicine series with artwork by Earnest Fiene with the front cover by illustration done by Joseph Pollet.

June 1945 - this issue has 16 pages and features the fifth installment on the Paints of Army Medicine series with artwork by Lawrence Beall Smith with the front cover by illustration unsigned.

These magazine all have the staples removed from the binding and are all laid neatly back together.   All covers are present but we believe these magazines are not fully complete with non-artwork pages removed.  Magazines are otherwise in very good clean condition with light handling wear.