Hello annie827-ga:
I've found some items I think you'll enjoy.
HELPFUL, GENERAL TRAIN ART DIRECTORIES:
Rails USA
http://www.railsusa.com/art.shtml
A-trains.com:
http://www.a-trains.com
Real Rails:
http://www.weblinksonline.net/rc76-rs.htm
Ruby Lane directory of antiques and collectibles:
http://www.rubylane.com
(Just use "train painting" or "train photo" in search box on front page.)
PAINTINGS:
"Lionel Train Art Prints 1950 Anniversary Set" litho prints cab be
purchased at Ashelford Hall Collectibles, at the Ruby Lane online mall
site, at:
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/ashelford/item/rl-71023
Also from Ruby Lane:
"New York Central Railroad 20th Century Limited 1938 Gil Reid Art
Lithograph." Seller is Remnants, Relics, & Rarities:
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/ponyboynol/item/3964
Also from Remnants, Relics, & Rarities at Ruby Lane,"Union Pacific
Railroad" by Howard Fogg:
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/ponyboynol/item/3709
This link at ArtPlacita.com:
http://www.artplacita.com/p49-20149-lionel-train-father-and-son-16x20-art-print.html
will lead you directly to Lionel train memorabilia, including,
paintings, currently up for bid at eBay.
(ArtPlacita has links to numerous train-related auctions.)
The Railway Shop features train art, such as:
"Narrow Gauge Railroad Art"; paintings by John Hugh Coker:
http://www.railwayshop.com/gsvp14.shtml
And paintings by Robert West:
http://www.railwayshop.com/rwest/index.html
You can see a more extensive listing of West's work at his site, "Train Paintings":
http://www.trainpaintings.com/
West studied with the master of train art, Howard Fogg. You can see a
list of some of Fogg's work at this site, "ALCO Series Of
Watercolors":
http://members.global2000.net/~joyce/fogg.html
Clicking any link, such as this page:
http://members.global2000.net/~joyce/lehigh.html
will bring up contact information regarding the availability of some
of these paintings, which I take to mean they are for sale. (I'm not
clear on that.)
If you don't know much about Fogg, learn about him at the online
museum Freedom Train:
http://www.freedomtrain.org/art_howard_fogg2.htm
A-trains.com also has a link to artists who specialize in painting
trains (including Coker), at:
http://www.a-trains.com/art.php
(Clicking on each link for a painter's bio will bring up a link to
that artist's work and ordering information.)
The Yellow Airplane Store has numerous prints of trains from all eras:
http://www.yellowairplane.com/Model_Trains/Railroad_Art_1.html
(This is the first page of the art gallery. Scroll down the page until
you see "Blast Off." Under that see paintings, including "Memories of
Minneapolis," which depicts a Great Northern train in the 1920s.)
The Freight Studio features some paintings of trains:
http://www.feightstudios.com/trains.htm
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Vintage Photos has photos of vintage trains from the '20s-1940 for sale:
http://www.vintagephotoarts.com/List.asp?type=Posters
The online auction site ioffer currently has this auction "A
collection of 70 Trains Photos from the 30's and 40's picture size is
4X2 1/2" of steam engines and a few of electric cars or trolley cars.
These are original photos and the back of each is noted the engine
name, number, where it was taken and most say when. . . ." at:
http://www.ioffer.com/i/Lot-70-Vintage-Train-Photos-2184554
Artemis:
http://www.artemisimages.com/default.asp?collectionName=Trains+%26+Railroads&collectionID=33
has extensive archives and sells prints. To search, look at search box
at right and read the detailed instructions. Or, simply click on the
category that interests you, such as "passenger trains." That will
bring up more pages containing photos. Or, just click on the thumbnail
of the photo that interests you, then, above, click photo size,
quantity, see the price, and click "buy now" to place the photo in
your shopping cart.
You can buy contemporary photos of vintage trains at photographer
Steven J. Brown's site:
http://www.photosbystevenjbrown.com/steam/heber/heber.html
Just click on www.photosbystevenjbrown.com and that will take you to:
http://www.photosbystevenjbrown.com/
There, you can click on categories or thumbnail images to learn how to
purchase items.
POSTERS:
Sweet Posters/ All Posters has an astonishing array of train posters
(including Lionel) from many different eras:
http://www.sweetposters.com/transportation/c1097p2-trains.html
For an extra fee, they will also frame or mount posters you purchase from them.
Cheap Posters has a Lionel Train calendar/poster:
http://www.cheap-poster.com/Transportation/Trains/
At A-trains.com, search for train posters by rail line, such as
"Baltimore &Ohio" or "Union Pacific":
http://www.a-trains.com/posters.php
CozzenConnections has a link to posters for sale:
http://cozzenconnect.freeyellow.com/trans.html#trainposters
Transportation Posters:
http://www.transportation-posters.info/transportation/Trains.htm
Jamie's Posters, Trains:
http://www.jamiesposters.com/POSTER_STORES/topic_Transportation/Train_Posters,_Pictures,_Prints_and_Images-0209-1717-0835.html
Art.com has over 200 paintings/posters/prints of trains:
http://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_/ui--8988088161FC4D64A88F1663294755FF/ID--1992/trains.htm
OTHER:
I've already cited A-trains.com. Go to the main site:
http://www.a-trains.com
to see listings for anything and everything train-related, including
sweatshirts, bedding, and DVDs.
The book "The Art of Model Trains," by Roger Carp (Kalmbach Publishing
Company; January 2004):
http://www.railroadbookstore.com/modelrrbooks/Detailed/743.html
may interest you. This page will tell you about the book and how to
order it from Amazon.com. Be sure to scroll down this page to links
for Lionel Train calendars too!
There is also a current eBay auction (it expires Jan. 27th) for a
"factory sealed set of Lionel Train Centennial Edition chromium
embossed trading cards!! Issued in 1999 to commemorate the 100th
Anniversary of Lionel Trains, this set features chromium embossed
trading cards."
Search Strings:
"Lionel train art"
"Lionel train posters"
"vintage train photos"
"vintage train paintings"
original train paintings
" 'train art' AND 1920s"
" 'train art' AND 1930s"
" 'train art' AND 1940s"
"buy AND train photos AND 1920s"
"buy photos trains"
"buy AND photos AND vintage AND trains"
I hope my research is of help to you. Please post a "Request For
Clarification" if you need help navigating any of the above links, or
if you need me to clarify any of the information I've given you, prior
to rating my answer.
Regards,
nancylynn-ga |
Clarification of Answer by
nancylynn-ga
on
26 Jan 2004 18:08 PST
Hello again annie827-ga:
I'm sorry; I think I misunderstood the question to mean that you
wanted art not only from the '20s -'40s, but also *contemporary art*
depicting trains of the 1920s-1940s!
Actually, I didn't have a lot of luck finding paintings or posters
from that era. I did give you some appropriate links to vintage items
in my original answer, but I've endeavored to find more resources that
fit your parameters for authentic antique items.
You should contact the following dealers -- even if they don't have
what you want in stock right now -- because their inventories are
ever-changing. Some of them may be very glad to keep an eye open for
just what you want:
Railroad Memories:
http://www.railroadmemories.com/
has auctions and consignments that include a broad array of
railroad-related items. You can subscribe to their catalogues, and
they encourage prospective customers to e-mail them.
Antique & Contemporary Posters has a category for transportation-related posters:
http://www.acposter.com/posters/AirShipTrain/airshiptrain.html
There's nothing of interest for you listed right now, but you should
contact this dealer.
The Donohue Collections of Antique Transportation Art Gallery:
http://www.flughafengallery.com/flugzeug.htm
This is their page on trains:
http://www.flughafengallery.com/gl_trains.htm
Cabot Mill Antiques carries art and encourages inquiries regarding their inventory:
http://www.cabotiques.com/
Of course, eBay is a great resource. (Just type "train" along with
"painting" or "poster" or "photo" into the categories Art or
Antiques):
Some current auctions of interest:
Two antique Lionel train ads:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2590284682&category=12
An original 1930 poster of the Storm King/New York Central Lines, at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3655970947&category=20143
Two vintage 1920 Chicago train posters:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3656220196&category=20144
A b&w photo poster of Grand Central Station (it appears to be the '30s
or '40s), at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3655951872&category=2211
Another nice thing about eBay is, many sellers, including sellers of
some of the above items, provide links to their specialty stores. Just
keep scrolling down the above pages and you'll see contact information
for the sellers.
Again, I'm sorry I included links to some contemporary items in my
original answer. But many of the links I first gave you should be of
interest.
I hope the dealers, and other resources, I've listed just now will
assist you in finding the authentic items you're seeking.
Let me know if I can be of further help.
Regards,
nancylynn-ga
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