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George Wachsteter
"The Real McCoys"

1958

$700
£528.97
€610.83
CA$978.14
A$1,085.33
CHF 568.52
MX$13,309.10
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Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil Overlay on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Kathy Nolan as Kate, Walter Brennan as `Grampa` Amos & Michael Winkelman as Little Luke in `The Real McCoys`, the hit ABC-TV sitcom deemed the first `rube-com`. Missing here is co-star Richard Crenna. The show was in the Top 10 thru most of its 1957-62 ABC run, but when the show shifted to CBS in 1962 with a cast change, it was cancelled in 1963 after 224 episodes. Cover art for Sunday, Aug 3, 1958 issue of The New York Journal American TView Section. On 20" x 15" illustration board with colored pencil overlay on onionskin taped to acetate. Includes proof printing of the magazine cover. 14" x 9 1/2" image. Minor soiling, tape stains to margins.
  • Creator:
    George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1958
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
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  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 23091stDibs: LU38436842352

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