{"product_id":"david-johnson-daughters-keeper-watercolor-on-paper-12-x-9","title":"David Johnson, Daughter's Keeper, Watercolor on Paper, 12 X 9\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatercolor on Paper, 12 X 9\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhile working at a daily Bay Area newspaper, Dave became one of several go-to in-house illustrators, producing a wide range of original illustrations for the local news. When editorial wanted to supplement their Monthly Book Club articles with illustrations rather than photos (of an author sitting at a table, stack of books in the foreground) Dave happily took on the assignment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor these book club book illustrations Dave read the book in its entirety, came up with a concept, and painted the resulting composition. Each offers his unique pictorial take on the fictional world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor his neighbor Ayalet Waldman's novel \u003cstrong\u003eDaughter's Keeper \u003c\/strong\u003e(2003), Dave brilliantly smashes the ideas of the precious \/ nostalgic paper dolls with the stripes of iconic prison garb. The doll and her costume, both floating precariously, get at the sense of fragility and disorientation at the heart of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steadfast Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51307943199033,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/2887\/9929\/files\/IMG_9889.jpg?v=1762384396","url":"https:\/\/steadfastgallery.com\/products\/david-johnson-daughters-keeper-watercolor-on-paper-12-x-9","provider":"Steadfast Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}