Pen and Ink Sketch of Sammy and Nelly for Shirley Temple by E. A. Burbank

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11" (28 cm.) x 14". Sketched on heavy artist paper are two dogs, the head of one resting on the other, with soulful eyes and mournful expression, pencil signed E. A. Burbank, 1939, and with two typed messages "Miss Shirley Temple - I wish you a dog gone Merry Xmas. Your dog friend, Sammy" and "I wish you a dog gone Happy New New Year. Your dog friend Nelly". The sketch by the noted American artist of native Americans, Eldridge Ayer Burbank, was done for Shirley Temple in 1939.