AN AMERICAN HOOKED RUG
AN AMERICAN HOOKED RUG

DATED 1950

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AN AMERICAN HOOKED RUG
Dated 1950
Depicting Johnnie Parsons in a yellow racecar against the blue sky underneath the inscription "Johnnie Parsons 1950-124,002 mph"
Approximately 5ft. 8in. x 3ft. (173cm. x 91cm.)

Lot Essay

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Johnnie Parsons (1918-1984) won the 1950 Indy 500 race in 1950 driving a Kurtis Kraft car and was sponsored by Wynn's Friction. He was quite an active driver at the Indy 500 and raced every year from 1949 until 1958.

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