"Walter Huston & Norman Brokenshire for "Knickerbocker Alley" (2)"   Lot no. 2385

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By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)

Dec. 30, 1945 (Estimated)
7.00" x 9.00"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Right
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Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Walter Huston as series announcer & Norman Brokenshire for program handed to the studio audience for `Knickerbocker Alley`, the Dec 30, 1945 live broadcast heard on the ABC RAdio anthology series, `U.S. Steel Hour: The Theatre Guild on the Air`. Used repeatedly in later advertisements, GW did a series of portraits for programs handed to studio audiences at radio broadcasts of `The Theatre Guild on the Air` which was renamed `The United States Steel` when it transistioned to television over CBS-TV in 1953. On 15" x 11" illustration board. Includes copy of the program, photostats. 7" x 9" images. Minor soiling, notations.



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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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