RARE FIND! 1952 BABY STROLLER ORIGINAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SKETCHES, VINTAGE LOT OF 3 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS

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Lot of 3 ORIGINAL 1952 BILT RITE BABY STROLLER CONCEPT DESIGN ILLUSTRATIONS by SAMUEL SHAPIRO (1921-1999).
Mixed Media on Velum 
Paper Sizes:
Two illustrations are 8.5" x 11" ; One illustration is trimmed to 8.5" x 8"
Illustrations are 3-hole punched taken from Sam’s ring binder storage (see photos for detail)
Features: Name of stroller and date created is clearly visible on only one design
Unsigned. Unframed.
From the private collection of Sam Shapiro’s family estate.
Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase. 
Sam was an Industrial Designer for Bilt-Rite, Brooklyn, NY from 1952-1954, where he created new designs for juvenile products. Features seen in these 3 baby stroller designs were later used in production models touted as the “Cadillac" of baby strollers in the 1950's and 60's
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About the Artist
Samuel Shapiro (1921-1999) was a decorated WWII Pilot honored with the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal, a graduate of Pratt Institute of Art in New York, an Industrial Designer in Detroit, Michigan's golden age auto industry, and an old friend of MAD Magazine's David Berg. Sam created in many art forms, including wood carving, clay sculpting, oil painting and drawing. Sam had a passion for detail and a love for fantasy art.

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