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George Wachsteter
Bob Keeshan as "Captain Kangaroo"

1960

$1,000
£766.38
€880.82
CA$1,404.55
A$1,571.95
CHF 822.86
MX$19,096.34
NOK 10,448.22
SEK 9,859.68
DKK 6,572.45

About the Item

Medium: Watercolor Newsprint Over Pasteup of Photostats Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece is on 14.75" x 22.00" illustration board with an image that measures to 14.00" x 9.50." Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Bob Keeshan as `Captain Kangaroo` in the beloved CBS-TV children`s morning show of the same name, for the April 30, 1960 issue of the New York Journal-American TView Section, with Hugh `Lumpy` Brannum as Mister Green Jeans. Rendered in watercolor on newsprint over pasteup of photostats from the original ink drawing.
  • Creator:
    George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Light bends, soiling.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 22501stDibs: LU38436395642

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