Oil on canvas, 1984, signed and dated at lower right, framed.

Stretcher size 24 x 40 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 30 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.

Harry Frederick Tepker, Sr. was born in Ohio and studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He worked at MGM from 1949 to 1977, eventually taking over the scenic art department. He painted scenery for numerous seminal American films, including Alfred Hitchcock’s famous thriller North by Northwest (1959), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Oklahoma! (1955), The Towering Inferno (1974), King Kong (1976), and many others.

After his retirement, he moved to North Carolina and settled in Sparta. He painted mountain landscapes and scenes, which were exhibited throughout the state.

Good estate condition.