Article on George Herter
I just read a wonderful New York Times article on George Leonard Herter and his Herter’s catalogs written by Paul Collins. The fitting title of the article is “The Oddball Know-It-All.”
The photo of Herter is by Peter Marcus (1966) as published in the NY Times.
Here’s the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/books/review/Collins-t.html?em
I remember a lot about the Herters. Did you know that my brother Mike was the “model” in the sleeping bags that my folks photographed for the catalogs? We had all of George’s books and now my eldest son possesses them and has enjoyed reading them. I’m sure they are collectable…if anyone was interested in some unusual books.
Comment by StephanieC1960 — December 14, 2008 @ 4:21 pm