A Collection of American Silhouettes
New York and Washington, first half of the 20th century. 75 items, number signed on the verso by the artist. Black cut paper mounted on white card stock of different sizes (76 x 127mm to 51 x 51mm), most signed by the subject. Condition: some soiling and creasing, traces of mounting on versos. A delightful collection of scores of cut paper silhouettes, most signed by the subjects, who include musicians, actors, authors, politicians, and other celebrities. Subjects include Eddie Cantor, Ed Sullivan, Louis Untermeyer, John Drinkwater, Ethel Merman, Lillian Gish Nancy Astor, Rudy Vallée, Milton Berle, and many others, as well as unsigned portraits of Fritz Kreisler, Paderweski, Toscanini, and many others.
A Collection of American Silhouettes
New York and Washington, first half of the 20th century. 75 items, number signed on the verso by the artist. Black cut paper mounted on white card stock of different sizes (76 x 127mm to 51 x 51mm), most signed by the subject. Condition: some soiling and creasing, traces of mounting on versos. A delightful collection of scores of cut paper silhouettes, most signed by the subjects, who include musicians, actors, authors, politicians, and other celebrities. Subjects include Eddie Cantor, Ed Sullivan, Louis Untermeyer, John Drinkwater, Ethel Merman, Lillian Gish Nancy Astor, Rudy Vallée, Milton Berle, and many others, as well as unsigned portraits of Fritz Kreisler, Paderweski, Toscanini, and many others.
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