I created a long comment which was deleted while I tried to log in to Google. Here goes again. Frank Warren Hopkins was my grandfather. In addition to the comic strips, he also was a commercial artist and fine artist who did engravings for golf trophies, golf courses, rodeo and fair advertisements, and other venues. I have several watercolors, also of Stony Creek Harbor, and pen and ink originals of the above named poster art, plus a pen and ink clamdigger. He also like to make cowboys on broncos out of wood and wood putty, and I have a large golf trophy in the form of a golf bag with golf ball that is probably meant to hold enough martinis for a foursome. As well, Library of Congress has a book of his drawings, Golf Holes they Talk About, of famous holes with their noted players of courses within 50 miles of NYC. He did very well during the Depression, and I am told played bridge with Bogey and other celebrities, but they lost their money later, not sure how. It was about the time my mother entered college, which would be early to mid-30s. They had lived in Meriden CT but ended up in Stony Creek, first in a rented house, then in an apartment over a small grocery store, that looked out onto the harbor. Feel free to get in touch.
I have an oil by Frank Hopkins of the Stony Creek harbor which he did for my grandmother to pay off a debt.
I created a long comment which was deleted while I tried to log in to Google. Here goes again. Frank Warren Hopkins was my grandfather. In addition to the comic strips, he also was a commercial artist and fine artist who did engravings for golf trophies, golf courses, rodeo and fair advertisements, and other venues. I have several watercolors, also of Stony Creek Harbor, and pen and ink originals of the above named poster art, plus a pen and ink clamdigger. He also like to make cowboys on broncos out of wood and wood putty, and I have a large golf trophy in the form of a golf bag with golf ball that is probably meant to hold enough martinis for a foursome. As well, Library of Congress has a book of his drawings, Golf Holes they Talk About, of famous holes with their noted players of courses within 50 miles of NYC. He did very well during the Depression, and I am told played bridge with Bogey and other celebrities, but they lost their money later, not sure how. It was about the time my mother entered college, which would be early to mid-30s. They had lived in Meriden CT but ended up in Stony Creek, first in a rented house, then in an apartment over a small grocery store, that looked out onto the harbor. Feel free to get in touch.
I have a few pieces done by him, my mother in law lived in Branford CT
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Anya