Beschreibung:

A Ric Heitzman group of "Exterior Illustrations" from Pee Wee's Playhouse CBS, 1986-1991. Comprising 37 illustrations, pencil and acrylic on illustration paper (two on tracing paper), most of which are signed ("Ric Heitzman," "R. Heitzman," "R.H.") and dated 1986-89, many with descriptions on front or back, all of which are illustrations of the exterior of Pee Wee's Playhouse, including 12 Winter Wonderland Christmas set drawings used in Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse (1988) featuring drawings of a village blanketed in snow and bustling with winter activities, penguins, yard elves and deer, candy canes, Eskimos, Santa, bears throwing snowballs, penguins playing ice xylophones, and much more; 13 black shadow illustrations that served as distant view backgrounds and oftentimes dealt with the theme of a particular show such as a rollercoaster, a blimp, palm trees, a farmhouse, and others; a gouache on illustration paper depiction of a colorful striped house with a door and window; 8 "connect-the-dots" drawings of a bear, penguins, walruses, and Eskimos; and 4 drawings of various totem poles, an eyeball pattern, and "Whirly Gigs." Paul Reuben's success as Pee Wee Herman peaked in 1988 with his Christmas special, a colorful program which played to children but also succeeded in humoring adults. The guest list included Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, Whoopi Goldberg, Magic Johnson, and a host of other major celebrities from the 1980s. 9 x 11 in. to 11 x 17 in.