ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Pinnacle Art Group</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="header"> <ul> <li class="currentArt"><a href="../currentart.html"><span>Current Art</span></a></li> <li class="soldOut"><a href="../soldout.html"><span>Sold Out</span></a></li> <li class="newReleases"><a href="../newreleases.html"><span>New Releases</span></a></li> <li class="location"><a href="../location.html"><span>Location</span></a></li> </ul> <a href="../index.html" id="logo"><img src="../images/logo.gif" /></a> </div> <div id="headerImage"> <a href="../index.html"><img src="../images/headerImage01.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="home copy" id="horton"> <div class="col left"> <h1>A Prayer for a Child</h1> <ul class="list"> <li>Artist: Dr. Seuss</li> <li>Medium: Serigraph on Canvas</li> <li>Size: 30" W &#215; 24" H</li> <!--<li>&nbsp;</li> <li>Edition: </li> <li>1/850  850/850 Arabic Numbers</li> <li>CP 1/155 CP 155/155 Collaborators&rsquo; Proofs</li> <li>I/XCIX  XCIX/XCIX Patrons&rsquo; Collection Serigraphs</li> <li>HP 1/5  HP 5/5 Hors d&rsquo;Commerce</li>--> <li>&nbsp;</li> <li>Opening Price: <a href="mailto:info@pinnacleartgroup.com">Please Inquire</a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The December 23, 1955 issue of Collier's magazine devoted a full-color page to Dr. Seuss's poem, <i>A Prayer for a Child</i>, with verses visually brought to life through Geisel's dramatic painting placed above the poem. The painting, <i>A Prayer for a Child</i>, stunning in its vibrant colors and captivating in its galactic point of view, has been painted from the perspective of one child's small place in the universe.</p> <p><b>A Prayer for a Child</b><br/> From here on earth,<br/> From my small place<br/> I ask of You<br/> Way out in space:<br/> In every land<br/> What You and I<br/> Both understand&hellip;<br/><br/> Please tell all men<br/> That Peace is Good.<br/> That&rsquo;s all<br/> That need be understood<br/> In every world<br/> In Your great sky.<br/> (We understand.<br/> Both your and I.</p> <p>Many years later a major TV advertiser offered a vast sum of money for the right to use these verses in a holiday message carrying the sponsor's tagline. Ted declined saying he didn&rsquo;t want Dr. Seuss to be connected to a particular religious holiday, or a product which, if given in large doses, might have uncertain effects on children.</p> <p>The disbelieving sponsor&rsquo;s reaction was to substantially increase the financial offer. When Geisel refused, his agent stepped in telling Ted that his verses consisted of less than 100 words and, if he accepted the deal, he would go into the <i>Guinness Book of Records</i> as the writer paid the most money per word. Ted was silent for a moment and then responded, &ldquo; I&rsquo;d rather be in the <i>Guinness Book of Records</i> as the writer who refused to be paid the most money per word.</p> <p><i>A Prayer for a Child</i> is now offered as a hand-pulled serigraph on canvas with an accompanying lithograph featuring Suess's 1955 poem, &ldquo;A Prayer for a Child.&rdquo; We look forward to speaking with you about this extraordinary collecting opportunity, certain to have a positive effect on children and adults of all ages.</p> <p><a href="../newreleases.html">&larr; Back to New Releases</a></p> </div> <div class="col" style="margin: 40px 0 0 20px;"> <img src="../images/prayer_large.jpg" /><br/><br/> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p>Seuss text and characters &copy; Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. 2008. All Rights reserved.</p> <span>site by: <a href="http://www.visualhero.com">Visualhero</a></span> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>