"Walter Brennan as "Granpappy" Amos McCoy" Lot no. 2276
By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)
1957 (Estimated)
10.00" x 8.00"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Left
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| Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Walter Brennan as `Granpappy` Amos McCoy in the ABC-TV hit series `The Real McCoys` at the time of the rural sitcom`s 1957 debut, the show ran from 1957-62 over ABC before ending its final 1962-63 season on CBS, for a total bumper crop of 223 episodes. James Aubrey, President of CBS from 1959-65 helped develop `The Real McCoys` when he was at ABC, and picked it up in 1962 to match the success of `The Andy Griffith Show`. Yet CBS`s `The Beverly Hillbillies` was the No. 1 show in 1962 & `The Real McCoys` paled by comparison, so the pioneer `rube-com` was axed for good in 1963. On 20" x 15" illustration board. 10" x 8" image. Glue in margins, 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.