Virginia Dehn

Untitled

c. 1990 s

Thelonius Monk- Little Rootie Tootie Collage, 1989 Signed and dated lower right: "Longstreet 89" Titled by artist lower left Excellent, with usual imperfections associated with the collage medium Image/Sheet size: 17 1/8 x 23 1/16 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist Joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland Noted art collector and friend and aptron of Longstreet. Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) At the website, the artist’s own grandchildren attempt to fathom the real life and nature of Stephen Longstreet, prolific author, artist, screenplay writer, and jazz aficionado. Born Chauncy Weiner (sometimes spelled Wiener) in New York City in 1907, Longstreet reinvented himself on a regular basis. Changing his name first to “Henry,” then “Henri,” he started his career as a commercial artist for a department store. In various public biographies he claimed to have studied in New York, London, and Paris, and said he was a student of cartoonist Ralph Barton (1891-1931). Facts that can be documented are that he was art editor for Golfer and Sportsman magazines, and was a contributor to various other magazines including The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Life, and Hooey, among others. He wrote sketches for NBC radio and the Rudy Vallee Show. In the 1930s, Longstreet worked and wrote under the names Thomas Burton, David Ormsbee, and Paul Haggard...

Navajo Thunderbird Silversmith Signed in ink, titled in pencil Dimensions: 42 1/4 x 23 inches Mixed media on paper Provenance: Acquired from the art...