"1957 Broadway Musical, "Shinbone Alley""   Lot no. 2244

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By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)

Jan. 13, 1957 (Estimated)
12.50" x 16.50"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Right
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Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1957 Broadway Musical, `Shinbone Alley`, starring Eartha Kitt with Eric Bracken, Erik Rhodes & Ross Martin. Written by Mel Brooks (his Broadway writing debut) & Joe Darion, directed by Sawyer Falk, designed by Elson Elder, Motley & Tharon Musser, this revue was based on the Archie & Mehitabel tales by Don Marquis and ran 1/13-5/25/1957 at the Broadway Theatre. Appeared in the New York Journal Amercan, includes clipping.

This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 16.50" x 12.50." Medium includes blue indicating halftone. Minor soiling at bottom.



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ABOUT THE ARTIST

 

From the dawn of TV, from 1937 to 1967, George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004) was a prominent in-demand American illustrator and caricaturist. Next to Al Hirschfeld, Wachsteter was one of the most visible American theatrical caricaturists at the time. He produced theatrical, radio, television and film related images for the 3 major radio and television networks, NBC, CBS and ABC. Wachsteter's humorous and elegant line drawings were seen displayed in almost every American living room through the syndicated TV View guide, and prominently placed in most major newspapers, including the Times, Herald Tribune, New York Journal American, and New York World-Telegram. A gradual loss of his vision ended his career prematurely in the late 1960s.

 

 


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