"Fredric March & Armina Marshall for "The Theatre Guild on the Air" (2) " Lot no. 2387
By George Wachsteter (1911-2004)
Dec. 16, 1945 (Estimated)
9.00" x 7.00"
Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signed Lower Right
SOLD
Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Fredric March & Armina Marshall (Mrs. Lawrence Langer) for `The Theatre Guild on the Air` radio studio audience program, most likely to promote March`s starring role in `The Royal Family` on Dec 16, 1945, co-starring his wife, Florence Eldridge. Used repeatedly in later advertisements (March made 6 more appearances from 1946-53), GW did a series of portraits for `The Theatre Guild on the Air` studio audience programs. On 15" x 11" illustration board. Includes copy of the program page, photostats. 7" x 9" images.
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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.