KURT WIESE. "The First Animal Bank of Centerboro."

KURT WIESE."The First Animal Bank of Centerboro." Double-page endpaper illustration for Wiggins for President (later reissued as Freddy the Politician) by Walter R. Brooks (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939). Pen and ink with wash on paper mounted to board. Image measures 11½x15½ inches, on 15x18-inch board, framed to 20x25 inches. Signed in pen on mount, lower left.A large and cheerful illustration by Wiese from one of his beloved "Freddy the Pig" books. It depicts the opening day at the bank, showing Freddy, John Quincy Adam, and Jinx seated at desks awaiting to attend an eager group of 15 depositors. The sign on the wall reads: " First Animal Bank of Centerboro. President: John Quincy Adam, Treasurer: Jinx; Secretary: Freddy/CAPITAL: NONE YET/ RESOURCES: UNLIMITED."