Learn to Draw with John Gnagy | 1950 Art Instruction Book | Vintage Drawing Instruction | Bixley Shop

Published in 1950, Learn to Draw with Jon Gnagy, America's Television Art Instructor features 64 pages of art instruction and practical exercises to teach beginners to draw.

ABOUT JON GNAGY (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Jon Gnagy (1907-1981) was a self-taught artist most remembered for being America's original television art instructor, hosting You Are an Artist, which began on the NBC network and included analysis of paintings from the Museum of Modern Art, and his later syndicated Learn to Draw series. As of 1986, over fifteen million of Gnagy's drawing kits had been sold.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Learn to Draw with Jon Gnagy
• Written by Jon Gnagy
• Published by Arthur Brown & Bro., 1950
• FIRST EDITION
• 64 page softcover book
• Black and white drawing lessons throughout
• Measures 11 x 8 3/8"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In great condition
• Just a tiny bit of tattering along the edges of the covers
• Pages are in excellent shape 

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