Beginning in January of
1948 Gus was drawn by veteran artist Ray Quigley. The picture
were so realistic and thought provoking that Popular Science would often get
mail sent to Gus. I was fortunate to acquire one of Ray's original
creations for the December 1962 edition. I was surfing e-bay for
Popular Science and Gus related articles when the original drawing auction
appeared. I won two of those auctions and passed one on to Don Miller
who pioneered the Gus website. This is an excerpt from the "Famous Artist
School" Catalog giving information about one of it's prized
instructors, Ray Quigley:
Click on the image for a pdf version
(easier on the eyes)