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Sidewall, Sparkie
This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Child-Life Wallpaper Co.. It is dated 1953 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Sparkie was a puppet who believed he was a real boy, and played the central figure in Big Jon and Sparkie, a children’s radio show that aired from 1950-58. Big Jon and Sparkie was a serial with adaptations of classic books or original adventures adapted from Arthur's neighborhood. Here, Sparkie is shown acting out a number of famous stories from American history including George Washington crossing the Delaware, Paul Revere making his historic ride, and Buffalo Bill Cody with Sitting Bull.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Sparkie, the little boy with big ambitions.
This object was
donated by
Suzanne Lipschutz.
It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
Its dimensions are
W: 56 cm (22 1/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Printed in left selvage: "Sparkie copyright symbol Jon Arthur", printed in right selvedge: "Child Life Wallpaper Inc."
Cite this object as
Sidewall, Sparkie; Manufactured by Child-Life Wallpaper Co.; USA; machine printed on paper; W: 56 cm (22 1/16 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-31
