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DAN ANDREASEN.
Felicity Reading. Oil on gessoed illustration board. 635x432 mm; 25x17 inches on 28x20
board mount. Monogrammed in image, lower right corner, and signed by Andreasen in
pencil below image on mount. Original illustration for the poster to promote reading and
the Felicity series of American Girl books. It was also the cover of Felicity: An American
Girl Audio Library. 1990.
[1,500/2,500]
Few trends of the last twenty five years have captured the attention of young readers as The American
Girls series of dolls and accompanying books has.Andreasen, a prolific and NewYorkTimes bestselling
illustrator, was one of the main original artists of the book series and his depictions of the fresh-faced
Samantha Parkington and Felicity Merriman became iconic to readers.
This lovely image features RevolutionaryWar Era Felicity reading a book on her lap on a bright Spring day.
The series debuted in 1986 by the Pleasant Company and featured the stories and adventures of six
American girls from the past. It soon expanded to include girls from contemporary times and of different
ethnic backgrounds.Today American Girls brand, now a subsidiary of Mattel, has numerous retail
locations, a web site, magazine, and even an online virtual world whose profits aid several charities.