"Revival of "Candid Camera""   Lot no. 2246

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By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)

Feb. 6, 1960 (Estimated)
11.50" x 8.00"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Left
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Caricature by George Wachstster (1911-2004) of Alan Funt for CBS-TV`s revival of `Candid Camera` for the May 19, 1963 cover of the New York Journal American TView Magazine. The series had gone off the air on NBC in 1954 after its 1948 debut (which was on ABC). In between, the show had run as a regular segment in 1958 on Jack Paar`s `Tonight Show` & was a feature on CBS-TV`s `The Garry Moore Show` in 1959. Its success on Moore`s show spurred CBS to bring back Candid Camera as a weekly series on Feb 6, 1960 where it had a successful 7-year run.

This piece is on 14.25" x 22.00" illustration board, with an image that measure to 11.50" x 8.00." Includes copies of the original magazine, photostat pasteup and corrected negative. Edge toned, drawing is fine.



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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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