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Half Circle Deco Dressing Table Model Used Lucille Ball
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Mahogany vanity, model used by Lucille Ball, in a high gloss hand rubbed finish with black lacquer wood pulls. Sliding recessed glass top extension.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
$5,500 Sale Price
23% Off
1960s Charles Hollis Jones Towel Rack for Lucille Ball in Solid Brass
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage towel rack designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones for Lucille Ball as part of the "Ball" collection that he designed for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
1960s Charles Hollis Jones Towel Rack for Lucille Ball
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage towel rack designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones for Lucille Ball as part of the "Ball" collection that he designed for Lucille ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Nickel
Groovy Lucille Ball, TV Guide cover - The the Mod look 1960s
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak's Lucille Ball, TV guide cover is a seminal work. With its stylized design and use of punchy color, this work constitutes a powerfully innovative pai...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Mixed Media
"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz TV Comedy Legends Emmy Awards Litho Emmys
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz TV Comedy Legends Emmy Awards Litho Emmys
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003)
"I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz
Lithograph on heavy paper, 1989
Sigh...
Category
1980s Performance Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance
The Lucy Show
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Ink on Illustration Board Caricature Portraits of Lucille Ball portraying Lucy Carmichael as an aspiring painter with Vivian Vance...
Category
1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Charles Hollis Jones Floor Lamp Designed for Lucille Ball in 1968
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning brass floor lamp designed by Charles Hollis Jones and originally commissioned by Lucille Ball.
The lamp is made of chrome and is heavy and well made; the chrome is in very ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Lader Back Towel Rack in Nickel by Charles Hollis Jones for Lucille Ball
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful towel holder stand designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones as part of his "Ball" line originally designed for Lucille Ball hence the name "Ball" line.
The ball l...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Luggage Racks
Materials
Nickel
Lader Back Towel Rack in Solid Brass by Charles Hollis Jones for Lucille Ball
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful towel holder stand designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones as part of his "Ball" line originally designed for Lucille Ball hence the name "Ball" line.
The ball l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Lucille Ball 20th Century TV Icon Emmy Award Mid-Century Modern I Love Lucy
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
I Love Lucy Lucille Ball 20th Century TV Icon Emmy Award Mid-Century Modern
Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003)
Lucille Ball with Fur Stole and Purse, 1962
Plate size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/4
Paper...
Category
1960s Performance Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lucite and Nickel Vanity Swivel Chair by Charles Hollis Jones, Signed and Dated
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Lucite and nickel vanity chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones, the original and first design was in brass and commissioned by Lucille Ball, and this is the second edition ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Nickel
Lucite and Brass Vanity Swivel Chair by Charles Hollis Jones, USA 1960
s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Lucite and brass vanity chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones, the original and first design was in brass and commissioned by Lucille Ball, and upholstered in white vinyl f...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Chrome "Ball Line" Lamp by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chrome-plated steel floor reading lamp from the Ball Line, designed in 1965 by Charles Hollis Jones. The Lamp features an actual armature that extends out 16...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Plexiglass and Brass Italian Square Cocktail Table, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Hollywood Regency coffee table or cocktail table with two glass shelves. This amazing item is attributed to Charles Hollis Jones and was produced in Italy during the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Acrylic and Brass Serving Trays with Stand by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of four serving trays and stand designed by Charles Hollis Jones.
The trays are executed in white Acrylic and solid brass, these trays are one of the 20 pieces specific...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
"I Love Lucy", Lobby Card, USA 1951
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the TV show "I Love Lucy" (1951) featuring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a charming domestic sce...
Category
1950s Modern Interior Prints
Materials
Color
Fancy Pants, Art Deco Illustration Drawing by Daysi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Description: This drawing is based on a scene from the 1950 Paramount Pictures film "Fancy Pants" starring Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. The original drawing is nicely framed and signe...
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
1978 Rolling Stones - Some Girls Original Vintage Poster
By Peter Corriston
Located in Winchester, GB
"Some Girls" was released by The Rolling Stones in 1978 and was a major critical and commercial success, also marking Ronnie Wood's debut album as a full time member of the band. Fea...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
Materials
Paper
A Chrome Plated "Ball Line" Floor Lamp, Charles Hollis Jones, 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a handsome chrome plated floor lamp designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Originally commissioned for Lucille Ball in the 1960s, this sleek chrome plated lamp is weighted at the ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Lucite
Polished Nickel Serving Trays
Stand, Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of four clear Lucite serving trays and stand designed by Charles Hollis Jones for Lucille Ball and part of the "Ball" Line.
The tables and stand are in very good origi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Materials
Nickel
Lucite
Brass Floor Lamp by Charles Hollis Jones, Signed.
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage floor lamp designed and manufactured in the USA by Charles Hollis Jones and part of the "Ball" collection.
The collection was name after Lucille Ball after Charles designed ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Living Mannequin, The Saturday Evening Post cover, March 5, 1932
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed lower right: JC Leyendecker
Living Mannequin sold at the U.S. War Bond at the United States Treasury-Saturday E...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Dining Chairs Made 1970s Set of Four.
By Charles Hollis Jones, Belgo Chrome
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Set of Four Charles Hollis Jones lucite Dining Chairs By The Esteemed American Modernist Designer Named "The Godfather Of l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Original Vintage Film Poster Ziegfeld Follies Fred Astaire Judy Garland Pin Up
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for an MGM film in Technicolour - Ziegfeld Follies - the Greatest production since the birth of motion pictures! featuring an all star cast including Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Gene Kelly and others, directed by Roy Del Ruth and Vincente Minnelli, and produced by Arthur Freed. Fun pin-up style design depicting a lady in a feather bird costume smiling at the viewer while holding a telephone with her other hand on her hip, the bold stylised title letter Z following the shape of her body with the text on the side against the yellow background. This musical film was a cinematic take on The Ziegfeld Follies theatrical production on Broadway New York City that ran from 1907 to 1931, inspired by the pretty pin up chorus girls...
Category
Vintage 1940s Australian Posters
Materials
Paper
MCM Foating Seat Lucite Wrap Around Chair by Charles Hollis Jones, 10 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These mid-century modern design armchairs by the famed designer Charles Hollis Jones feature wrap-around Lucite frames that envelop you while sitting on a floating black vinyl seat. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Armchairs
Materials
Acrylic
Lucite and Brass “Bamboo” Console Table by Charles Hollis Jones, USA, 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Lucite and brass console table with glass top, designed and manufactured in the United States by Charles Hollis Jones in the late 1960s. The table exemplifies Jones’s signatu...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Tempered Glass Dining Table 1970
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Portland, OR
A good American Mid Century Modern Lucite & tempered glass dining table, by Charles Hollis Jones (born 1945), 1970s.
The table with a long ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Lucille Ball and Bob Hope, Burbank, California
By Ron Galella
Located in New York, NY
Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer.
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Brass Tray Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid brass tray holder made in the 1970's and in excellent condition.
The piece is shows well and can be polished if needed.
This is part of the Ball line produced for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Acrylic and Brass Serving Trays and Stand by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of four serving trays and stand designed by Charles Hollis Jones.
The trays are executed in white acrylic and solid brass, these trays are one of the 20 pieces specifi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Charles Hollis Jones Double Bugle Base Table "CHJ 1005"
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Charles Hollis Jones accessory table forms part of the "Ball" line named after Lucille Ball due to the fact that many of these pieces were originally designed for the Hollywood ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Modern Arthur Elrod Adjustable Desk Chair in Black White Italian Fabric
By Arthur Elrod
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We have been holding onto this chair purchased from its original Palm Springs estate designed by the late interior design legend Arthur Elrod. It was a custom made/design chair. We w...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Serving Tray in Bronzed Lucite and Brass by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Lucite and nickel serving tray designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones.
The tray is part of the ball collection that was originally created for Lucille ball and th...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Abstract Landscape Acrylic on Canvas by Carlo of Hollywood, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Modernist Expressionist acrylic on canvas abstract landscape with a silhouette of a person standing in a sea made of geometric-shaped buildings signed "Carlo" for Carlo of Ho...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite
Brass Dining Table from the "Metric" Collection, S
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Charles Hollis Jones Lucite & Brass Dining Table from the "Metric" Collection, Signed. This stunning piece of furniture is a true masterpiece, designed by the renowne...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Autographed Portrait of Mady Rahl - Vintage b/w Postcard - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed portrait of Mady Rahl is a b/w photographic portrait of the German actress, with the added value of a blue ink autograph on the lower margin.
Around 1950s.
Postcard in ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Charles Hollis Jones X Console Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Charles Hollis Jones
Charles Hollis Jones is an American designer and artist, born in 1945 in Bloomington, Indiana. He is known for his innovative work in sculpturing, furniture and ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Lucite “L’Ami” Coffee Table by Charles Hollis Jones, Signed 1974
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking Lucite coffee table designed and handcrafted in 1974 by Charles Hollis Jones in Los Angeles, California, as part of his celebrated “L’Ami” Collection. This exceptional piece...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lucite
Lucite and Brass Vanity Swivel Chair by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Lucite and brass vanity chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones, the original and first design was in brass and commissioned by Lucille Ball...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Brass
Wild Winter
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Wild Winter" is an oil painting on canvas by Swedish/American artist Carlo Wahlbeck, b.1933. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist, also signed and titled on the back. The canvas size is 9 x 12 inches, framed size is 13.75 x 16.75 inches. Framed in an antique style gold frame, with fabric liner and gold bevel. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Carlo Wahlbeck was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1933. His studies from early youth included travel and visits to major museums in Europe. During a visit to the United States, Carlo was introduced to the Native American Indian and the rich history of the American West. He moved to Southern California in 1960 and still calls it home today.
Between 1960 and today, Carlo has traveled throughout the Southwestern United States and Mexico. For many years, he lived among the Navajo and Zunis, painting a great many surreal works that embodied their legends and outlook. He also spent 2 years in Mexico living among the Huichol people in the inaccessible mountains north of Tepic, painting the Indian religion and the white man's religion as seen through Huichol eyes.
Between 1979 and today, he mastered the technique and came to control it, producing a fabulous new medium base for his expressions. The evolvement of his art has show much diversification and his works can be found in prominent private and corporate collections, as well as museums both here in the United States and abroad.
A partial list of collectors:
King Gustav of Sweden
Former President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
Former President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
Senator Barry Goldwater...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bathing Beauty (Carole Lombard)
By Bradshaw Crandell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1930s
Medium: Pastel on Thick Paper
Dimensions: 30.00" x 22.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Crandell (1896-1966) was the undisputed "artist of the stars," befriending and immortalizing Hollywood's most beautiful starlets in his portraits. Among his subjects were Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Carole...
Category
1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Liza Minnelli with Family and Friends at a Premiere, 1966
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charles Hollis Jones Postmodern Memphis Inspired Lounge Chair
By Memphis Group
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Memphis-inspired asymmetric sculptural lounge chair with unique tri-color design and acrylic legs designed by Charles Hollis Jones.
About Charles Hollis Jones:
Born in Bloomingto...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid Century Table Lamps Gold Acrylic Kuatra Spain perspex lamps Crystal a pair
By Karl Springer, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair tall gilt brass and acrylic X shaped table lamps
Made of gold gilt brass and acrylic
High end quality lamps
Colors: Gold and clear
Style Mid century, Hollywood Regency, Modern...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Lady with Bird
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Woman with Bird" c.2000 is an original cast paper bas relief by noted Swedish/American artist Carlo Wahlbeck, b. 1933. It is hand signed a...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other Medium
Lucite
Brass Vanity Bench by Charles Hollis Jones, USA, 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Lucite & Brass Vanity Bench by Charles Hollis Jones, a stunning piece of furniture that exudes elegance and sophistication. This vin...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Lucite, Brass and Glass Italian Square Cocktail Table, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century Hollywood Regency coffee or cocktail table with two glass shelves. This amazing table is in the style of Charles Hollis Jones and was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This piece is fabulous because of its Hollywood regency straight lines and the harmony between transparent materials, crystal glass and plexiglass. Additional, the glasses are removable and the frame is in lucite with radiant polished brass corners.
A stunning table that will become the focal point of a mid-century living room or bar.
Dimensions (in):
depth - 33.46
width - 33.46
height - 19,68
Charles Hollis Jones was born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1945. Jones moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 16, founding CHJ Designs. At the time, acrylic and plastic were not commonly used as a material for upscale furniture and art, but Jones began creating pieces for showrooms, such as Hudson-Rissman.
His work was well-received. Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Johnny Carson were among some of the first to commission Jones to design pieces for their homes. An ageing Tennessee Williams commissioned Jones to design a writing chair: The result was the Wisteria chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
September
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "September" 1976, is an oil painting on hardboard by Swedish/American artist Carlo Wahlbeck, b.1933. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist, also signed, dated and titled on the back. The artwork size is 10 x 20 inches, framed size is 17.5 x 27.5 inches. Framed in a dark wood frame, with fabric liner and brown bevel. It is in excellent condition, the frame have minor restorations barely visible.
About the artist:
Carlo Wahlbeck was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1933. His studies from early youth included travel and visits to major museums in Europe. During a visit to the United States, Carlo was introduced to the Native American Indian and the rich history of the American West. He moved to Southern California in 1960 and still calls it home today.
Between 1960 and today, Carlo has traveled throughout the Southwestern United States and Mexico. For many years, he lived among the Navajo and Zunis, painting a great many surreal works that embodied their legends and outlook. He also spent 2 years in Mexico living among the Huichol people in the inaccessible mountains north of Tepic, painting the Indian religion and the white man's religion as seen through Huichol eyes.
Between 1979 and today, he mastered the technique and came to control it, producing a fabulous new medium base for his expressions. The evolvement of his art has show much diversification and his works can be found in prominent private and corporate collections, as well as museums both here in the United States and abroad.
A partial list of collectors:
King Gustav of Sweden
Former President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
Former President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
Senator Barry Goldwater...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bruno of Hollywood B
W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful mid century modern nude by photographerBruno Bernard aka Bruno of Hollywood. His work is very collectible and hard to find these original prints while he was still alive ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky Painting
By Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful large Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky painting of a woman. The painting is not framed and has some paint loss on the edges as well as some scratches to the painting. A striking image.
The following is a bio from askart;
Mr. Snitkovsky is an internationally known artist, sculpture and poet. His works of art are included in collections of the Japanese Imperial Family, Sheik Muhamed Nasser of Saudi Arabia, Clint Eastwood, Tony Bennett, Jose Eber, M. Rastropovich and many others. Mr. Snitkovsky has sold at Sotheby's and Christie's alongside the works of Matisse, Rodin, Picasso and Toulouse Lautrec. He has exhibited in London, Italy, Japan, Russia, New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Las Vegas (Caesar's Palace) and New Orleans. He and his wife Janet have produced over 1,000 paintings and many sculptures.
The great Marc Chagall once said about Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky that, "They possess the technique of a virtuoso and show great professional mastery in all their works."
Snitkovsky's Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton on Hollywood Boulevard have become Hollywood landmarks. Snitkovsky's two Sonny...
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black
White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Lucille (1940s Female Bust Fashion Rendition)' is an original drawing by Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. The artist works in a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion images while neve...
Category
2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Mid Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones designed Set of 3 tables, 1950s.
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A Mid Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones designed Set of 3 tables, 1950s.
Those Beautiful set of 3 side tables are very modern looking and decorative tables that can be combined wit...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Life Magazine Satirical Society Cartoon Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Society Satirical Cartoon, ca. 1940s. Gouache on heavy illustration paper, image measures 17 x 14 inches; 23 x 20 inches in matting. Signed lower left. Very good condition but matting panel should be replaced. Unframed.
Provenance: Ethel Maud Mott Herman, artist (1883-1984), West Orange NJ.
For two decades, she drew almost 600 cartoons for The New Yorker with female characters that commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony.
In the mid-1920s, Harold Ross, the founder of a new magazine called The New Yorker, was looking for cartoonists who could create sardonic, highbrow illustrations accompanied by witty captions that would function as social critiques.
He found that talent in Barbara Shermund.
For about two decades, until the 1940s, Shermund helped Ross and his first art editor, Rea Irvin, realize their vision by contributing almost 600 cartoons and sassy captions with a fresh, feminist voice.
Her cartoons commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony, using female characters who critiqued the patriarchy and celebrated speakeasies, cafes, spunky women and leisure. They spoke directly to flapper women of the era who defied convention with a new sense of political, social and economic independence.
“Shermund’s women spoke their minds about sex, marriage and society; smoked cigarettes and drank; and poked fun at everything in an era when it was not common to see young women doing so,” Caitlin A. McGurk wrote in 2020 for the Art Students League.
In one Shermund cartoon, published in The New Yorker in 1928, two forlorn women sit and chat on couches. “Yeah,” one says, “I guess the best thing to do is to just get married and forget about love.”
“While for many, the idea of a New Yorker cartoon conjures a highbrow, dry non sequitur — often more alienating than familiar — Shermund’s cartoons are the antithesis,” wrote McGurk, who is an associate curator and assistant professor at Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. “They are about human nature, relationships, youth and age.” (McGurk is writing a book about Shermund.
And yet by the 1940s and ’50s, as America’s postwar focus shifted to domestic life, Shermund’s feminist voice and cool critique of society fell out of vogue. Her last cartoon appeared in The New Yorker in 1944, and much of her life and career after that remains unclear. No major newspaper wrote about her death in 1978 — The New York Times was on strike then, along with The Daily News and The New York Post — and her ashes sat in a New Jersey funeral...
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Cheryl Ladd in ‘Grace Kelly
By Richard Amsel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cheryl Ladd in the role of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco.
Cover illustration for TV Guide, February 5-11, 1983.
Richard Amsel had a brilliant ...
Category
1980s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Mixed Media
