In 1949, Teague illustrations did not appear in Collier’s, most likely due to his search for a new home, which ultimately became Carmel.  Teague resumed publication in Collier’s in 1950.  During 1950 and 1951, Teague produced a number of compelling illustrations for Collier’s, provided below.  Edwin Dawes Teague, Don’s father, was the principal model in Tiki.  I imagine the two men had a good chuckle when this one ran, as the illustration was credited to Edwin Dawes.  Photos of models have been paired with the finished illustration for several of the works below.  

Teague was living in Carmel when these illustrations ran but, for many of the illustrations, the associated work with models occurred in Southern California.  It is unclear whether Teague photographed his models prior to his move north, travelled back south for work after the move, or both.  By the time of his move to Carmel, Teague had amassed a large number of photographs of movie sets, rolling stock and the like, which he could utilize in creating contemporary illustrations.  Nearby Carmel Valley was a ranching community at the time, so there was no shortage of horses and cowboys to use as subject matter.  There was even a stable in Carmel-by-the-Sea, the Betty Greene stable.  Teague clearly had a problem to solve with the move to Carmel, however – to recreate his world of models and props.  Solve it he did, as will become evident with illustrations published in 1952 and later.

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