"Debut of Rogers & Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song""   Lot no. 2245

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By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)

Dec. 1, 1958 (Estimated)
9.00" x 18.00"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Left
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Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for debut of Rodgers & Hammerstein`s `Flower Drum Song`, starring Pat Suzuki, Miyoshi Umeki & Ed Kenney. (Umeki had won Best Supporting Actress Oscar a year earlier for `Sayonara`). Featuring Conrad Yama, Keye Luke, Larry Blyden, Juanita Hall & Arabelle Hong. Directed by Gene Kelly, choreographed by Carol Haney, designed by Oliver Smith, the production ran 12/1/58 - 5/7/60 for 600 performances at the St. James Theatre. The illustration was used for the New York Journal-American, includes clipping. 

This piece is on 15.00" x 22.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 9.00" x 18.00." Fine condition.



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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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