Martha Perske Original Pencil Drawing Framed 18x22 Realism Illustration Art

"In 1971, Bob had the good sense to marry Martha Perske. Her support and closeness began when he served as the chaplain at Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. After the marriage, Martha added two unforeseen surprises to the relationship. The first surprise: In her own self-taught way, she began drawing the faces of institutionalized boys and girls that Bob worked with as a chaplain. She drew them with a pencil — just a pencil — on the kitchen table. From that beginning, Martha illustrated most of Bob’s books. She progressed until she became nationally known as an artist with a marvelous gift for showing a person’s disability and natural beauty at the same time. Among her many accomplishments, she illustrated major reports on disabilities for Presidents Nixon and Carter, designed the 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons commemorative stamp, drew the persons with disabilities for Marlo Thomas’s Free to Be . . . A Family. She responded to a request for an autographed drawing to be presented to Her Royal Highness, Diana, Princess of Wales at a special ceremony, in Liverpool, on September 20, 1989."

Condition

Used (normal wear)

Features

Signed, Framed

Size

Medium (up to 36in.)

Originality

Original

Style

Realism

Medium

Graphite pencil