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George Wachsteter
Melvyn Douglas & Michael O'Shea

1946

$500
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Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Unsigned This piece is on 15.00" x 11.00" illustration board, each drawing measures to 7.00" x 9.00." Includes copy of the program page. Minor soiling, editors notations. Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Melvyn Douglas & Michael O`Shea for `U.S. Steel Hour: The Theatre Guild on the Air` radio studio audience program guide, to promote their appearance in the adaptation of the hit Hecht-MacArthur play, `The Front Page` with Douglas as editor Walter Burns and O`Shea as reporter Hildy Johnson, heard live over ABC Radio on Jan 27, 1946. GW did a series of portraits for the Theatre Guild radio studio audience program guides.
  • Creator:
    George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1946
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Minor soiling.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 23891stDibs: LU38436193312

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