""Beg, Borrow or Steal" " Lot no. 2379
By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)
Feb. 1960 (Estimated)
12.00" x 13.50"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Right
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Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1960 Broadway Musical Comedy `Beg, Borrow or Steal` with Richard Armbruster, Larry Parks, Betty Garrett & Eddie Bracken. Directed by David Doyle (TV`s Bosley of `Charlie`s Angels` fame), books and lyrics by Bud Freeman, music by Leon Pober, designed by Carter Morningstar, the show ran only three days in Feb 1960 at the Martin Beck Theatre. On 15" x 20" illustration board, for the New York Journal-American. 12" x 13 1/2" image. Minor soiling.
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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.