Chris Beetles Gallery

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Meet Me At the Eagle

Stanley Roy Badmin (1906-1989)

Price

£1,750

Medium

Watercolour and pencil

Dimensions

6 ½ x 6 inches

Illustrated

Fortune Magazine, 1935, Page 67

Exhibited

'S R Badmin RWS, Paintings, Drawings & Prints',
Chris Beetles Gallery, March - April 2015, No 71

German sculptor August Gaul's 2,500-pound bird came to America for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. When John Wanamaker purchased it for his famous department store, he had to strengthen the floor with extra girders. Soon 'Meet me at the Eagle' became a catchphrase for Philadelphians who came downtown to shop. Now owned by Macy's the eagle still dominates the Grand Court.

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