1960s Oversized Mid-Century Turner Mfg. Wall Art | “Nostalgic Summer” by Eric Sloane

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Turner Manufacturing was a major Chicago producer of decorative wall art, mirrors, and other ready-to-hang accessories during the postwar period. … Read more Turner Manufacturing was a major Chicago producer of decorative wall art, mirrors, and other ready-to-hang accessories during the postwar period. This oversized Eric Sloane work retains its Turner Wall Accessory label on the reverse, including the original stock designation, along with the “Nostalgic Summer / E. Sloane” plaque mounted to the frame. Together, those details preserve far more of the piece’s original commercial identity than the image alone.

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DETAILS
• Artist || Eric Sloane (1905–1985)
• Maker || Turner Manufacturing Co., Chicago
• Title || “Nostalgic Summer”
• Date || Mid-20th century
• Medium || Textured print on board
• Size || 52 W × 28 H × 1.5 D in.
• Presentation || Framed in warm-toned wood with a narrow gold-tone liner and original title plaque
• Markings || Turner Wall Accessory label on reverse; stock designation 3762 / 1637 NOST. SUMMER

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ABOUT THE WORK

Sloane built much of his career around the architecture and material culture of early America, with barns, covered bridges, old tools, and rural buildings recurring throughout both his paintings and books. Turner brought that distinctly American imagery into the mid-century decorative market as finished wall furnishings rather than loose reproductions, giving this large-format piece a foot in both Americana collecting and postwar interior design. See less