"Cyril Ritchard as Georgie Pillson in "Make Way for Lucia""   Lot no. 2432

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By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)

Dec. 22, 1948 (Estimated)
9.00" x 7.00"
Pen and Ink on Cardstock
Signed Lower Right
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Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Cyril Ritchard as Georgie Pillson in the 1948 Broadway Comedy, `Make Way for Lucia`. Directed by John van Druten, designed by Lucinda Ballard, the show ran at the Cort Theatre 12/22/48 - 1/15/49 for 29 performances.

This illustration is on 11.00" x 8.50" cardstock, the drawing itself measuring to 9.00" x 7.00." Includes original photo by Vandamm that was the source. Used in the New York Herald Tribune. Minor soiling, white correction by GW.



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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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