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This is a Autograph Letter Signed by Vittorio Rieti and Nicolas Nabokov, to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt, written in Italian and French. Rome, July 16th 1952. Excellent condition, ...

Le Foglie – A.L.S. is a Autograph Letter Signed by Filippo de Pisis to Gaetano Chiurazzi. Milan, June 3rd 1947. One page, double-side. On letterhead paper “Ne nous embarbouillons pas dans les métaphores” (Balzac). In Italian. Very good condition, with minor aging signs. Original envelope included, with lacquer wax. An affectionate greeting letter written with a rapid calligraphy written by the artist had just return to Italy with the first symptoms of an illness will lead to his death. The artist demands to his friend and Italian gallerist, Gaetano Chiurazzi (Naples,1899- Rome,1967), best-known as "Tanino", to lead him his oil on canval “Le Foglie”, exhibited at his popular gallery, “Le Vetrine di Chiurazzi”, in Via del Babbuino, Rome. De Pisis is today best-known for his cityscapes, metaphysically-inspired maritime scenes, and still lifes, especially those depicting flowers. His work has a particularly airy quality, and is laden with a sort of pathetic pleasure. This letter demonstrates how de Pisis spent his life: between Rome, Paris and Venice, living a very extravagant lifestyle; he had a pet parrot named Coco, and in Venice he was one of a handful of residents at the time who used a gondola. He had two personal gondoliers on 24-hour duty, who wore black-and-gold livery. Filippo de Pisis (born Luigi Filippo Tibertelli, Ferrara 1896 – Brugherio 1956) When he was 20 years old, the young painter from Ferrara had a meeting that changed his life. During his military service, he met the "Dioscuri", the brothers De Chirico and then Carrà. He was sure impressed by their way of seeing painting and, at the beginning, shared the metaphysical style. After a short stay in Rome and Paris, at the beginning of the 1920's, he started to rework his style, made of suggestions and original subjects, where the pictorial line is fragmented and, therefore, defined by Eugenio Montale as "fly-paw painting". The friendship with Julius Evola...

M.A.S. accompanying his "Still Life". Rome, December 9, 1984. 1p. 21x29cm. Very good condition. "This is the first, perhaps last Findus, entered into the history of art," writes Vespignani about his only "dead and frozen" still life. In his humorous writing, he described how, in the 1960s, he wanted to paint an "alive, remembering the sea, wriggling like a freshly caught fish" nature, to distract himself from his "murderous dead". But the result was quite different, contrary to his intentions. Because of his being a "realistic painter, or rather obsessed nerista", portraying the alive nature meant seeing and reproducing the gradual decay of the small group: "from the stage of cheerful youth (...) to the cadaverous dissolution." In the same year that he writes "Like Flies in Honey" dedicated to Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the Academy of France...

This is an Invitation Autograph Letter Signed by Franco Gentilini to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Not dated. Around 1950s. One page, single-sided. In Italian. In Excell...

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - T.L.S. is a Typewritten Letter Signed by Ugo Ojetti to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Florence, April 12, 1937. In Italian. One page, single-si...

Autograph Letter Signed by de Pisis - "Love and Flowers" to Gaetano Chiurazzi. Venice, February 10th 1934. In Italian. With stamps and postmarks. Very good condition, with minor aging signs. Original envelope included. Perfectly readable, on ivory color paper and on letterhead "et spiritualis unctio". With autograph notes signed in blue ink at the end of the back, by an undefined author. An affectionate greeting letter written with a rapid calligraphy and in a cryptical way, with quotations understandable only within the friendship relationship between the poet-artist of "Loves and Flowers" and the Italian gallerist, Gaetano Chiurazzi (Naples,1899 - Rome,1967), best-known as "Tanino". De Pisis is today best-known for his cityscapes, metaphysically-inspired maritime scenes, and still lifes, especially those depicting flowers. His work has a particularly airy quality, and is laden with a sort of pathetic pleasure. This letter demonstrates how de Pisis spent his life: between Rome, Paris and Venice, living a very extravagant lifestyle; he had a pet parrot named Coco, and in Venice he was one of a handful of residents at the time who used a gondola. He had two personal gondoliers on 24 hour duty, who wore black-and-gold livery. Filippo de Pisis (born Luigi Filippo Tibertelli, Ferrara 1896 – Brugherio 1956) When he was 20 years old, the young painter from Ferrara had a meeting that changed his life. During his military service, he met the "Dioscuri", the brothers De Chirico and then Carrà. He was sure impressed by their way of seeing painting and, at the beginning, shared the metaphysical style. After a short stay in Rome and Paris, at the beginning of the 1920's, he started to rework his style, made of suggestions and original subjects, where the pictorial line is fragmented and, therefore, defined by Eugenio Montale as "fly-paw painting". The friendship with Julius Evola...

This Christmas Card by Andreina Pagnani is a wishing card (C.P.S. s.l.n.d.) to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Rome, December 23rd 1961. 12 x...

L.A.S. Rue Caulaincourt, Paris, November 3, 1935. (21x27 cm). Perfect conditions. In French. The wistfulness for the days spent at Marlia with the Countess (renewed by the photos tha...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.5 X 19.5 Dated August 13, 1954 in top right corner. Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

F. N. Souza - Untitled Marker on Paper, 11 x 8.5 inches Marker on Tracing Paper Pasted on Board, 12.5 x 9 inches ( Set of 2 works ) (Unframed Delivered) Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza...

Memories from Marina di Pisa is an Autograph Postcard Signed by the Italian painter Giovanni Costa (Rome, 1826 – Marina di Pisa, 1903), best-known as Nino Costa, to Adele Verducci. ...

The letter thanked Buzzi Countess Pecci Blunt for his visit to his studio in Milan, and communicates the end of the works of painting of his theater. Good conditions.

Modigliani Exhibition is a lot, composed of two items between Palma Bucarelli and the Countess Pecci Blunt, concerning the extension of the successfull Modigliani's exhibition at the National Modern Art Gallery in Rome in 1954. In Italian. Very good conditions,except for minor aging signs. In details: a Typewritten document of the Superintendence at the National Gallery of Modern Art, addressed to the Countess Mimì Pecci Blunt. A formal letter of request, asking for the extension of the courtesy of Pecci Blunt's Portrait of Jean Cocteau...

This is a Autograph Greeting Postcard Signed by Vittorio Rieti to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Rome, July 27th 1954. In Italian. Excellent c...

Autograph Card Signed by Afro Basaldella to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Rome, 1950's (1958-1959). In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition: ...

Letter written in German by the slovenian painter and graphic artist Javez Bernik to Nesto Jacometti.

Confidential Letter by the General of the Armies, John Joseph Pershing to Cecil Charles Blunt. Typewritten Letter Signed. Washington, November 16th, 1920. One page, single-sided. In English. On letterhead paper "General of the Armies Washington". Excellent condition, including original envelope. Letter of apology sent to the Count Cecil Charles Blumentahal, later changed to Blunt, a wealthy Jewish banker from New York: "I reget very much that I was unable to see you while you were in Washington". John Joseph Pershing (Laclede, 1860 - Washington, 1948) John Joseph Pershing, best-known as "Black Jack", was an American general. He distinguished himself in the Spanish-American war for his courage and after a long and brilliant career in the Philippines and Mexico against the rebels of the two countries. Pershing led the US expedition in World War I and later served as chief of staff of the United States Army. for this reason he is considered the mentor of a generation of US generals who fought in World War II such as George Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley James McNair, George Smith Patton and Douglas MacArthur. Like George Washington, he was the only soldier to obtain the highest US military rank, that of General of the Armies of the United States. Pershing was one of the first generals in history to be able to coordinate light infantry with twentieth-century war inventions such as tanks and armored cars for the great offensives during the punitive expedition to Mexico against Pancho Villa...

This is a lot of 2 Autographs by Dino Grandi to the Countess A.L. Pecci- Blunt, composed of: Autograph Letter Signed. London, March 13th, 1937, XV. In Italian. One page, single-sided, on letterhead paper "Italian Embassy-4, Grosnevor Square, 1". Including original envelope. Autograph Greeting Letter Signed. Two pages, single-sided. On letterhead paper "Il Ministero degli Affari esteri". From the Italian Embassy of London and from the Monistero degli Affari Esteri, the Italian diplomat, Dino Grandi writes these greeting and thank-you letters to the Countess and Patron of arts, Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. These are hard times, during the Fascist period, as the Countess Pecci-Blunt writes in an autograph note attached "Epoca del ventennio", and how Dino Grandi refers. Dino Grandi (Mordano, 1895 - Bologna, 1988) Dino Grandi was an Italian politician and diplomat, who went down in history for the presentation of the homonymous agenda to the Grand Council of Fascism on 25 July 1943 which led to the dismissal of Benito Mussolini. He was foreign minister, minister of Grace and Justice and ambassador to London of the Kingdom of Italy.During the second post war, he was a regular consultant to the US authorities, in particular to the ambassador in Rome, Clare Boothe Luce...

Somnath Hore - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper, 7.1 x 10.8 inches (Unframed Size) ( Unframed & Delivered ) Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same ...

Mario Giannini Hand-written Note on paper realized in 20th century Good conditions, with slight foxing. Mario Giannini was born on1920 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known...

This is a Apology Letter by Giuliano Balbino to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, June 11, 1938 (from the stamps). One page, double-sided, on letterhead paper "Senato del Regno". On l...

This set is composed of a pair of Autograph Letters Signed by Renato Guttuso to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. In 8. In Italian. One page, One side. Signed and dated. On iv...

Autograph Letter Signed by the Romanian and French avant-garde poet and artist, Tristan Tzara (Moinești, 1896 – Paris 1963) to the Swissh editor Nesto Ja...

S. written by Sandro Volta, editor-in-chief of the weekly "Oggi", addressed to Mino Maccari. Rome, April 27th XVII. 1p 21x29cm, on “Oggi. Direction and editorial staff ". Perfect state. Request for collaboration for the new publication. Having placed the seals on Leo Longanesi's Omnibus, because it was a magazine not aligned with the regime, the publisher Angelo Rizzoli devises a way not to waste the intelligence and wealth of professionalism that had made the newspaper a new way of doing journalism. He founded a new newspaper that looked at news, literature and history, namely the "Oggi", with the format and setting of the Omnibus, at the direction of which there were two new recruits: Arrigo Benedetti and Mario Pannunzio, who will become the most celebrated couple of Italian journalism. On June 3, 1939, the first issue of Oggi was published, a newspaper that will launch young writers who will reach international fame such as Elio Vittorini, Tommaso Landolfi, Ennio Flaiano, Elsa Morante...

The artist loves to capture the shape of trees during the winter days. The river Windrush flows through many of the North Cotswold villages. the drawing is made in black ink with the...

These are Autographs Letter Signed by Nicolas Nabokov to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Paris, June 18th 1962 . On letterhead paper " Nicolas Nabokov , Paris" Rome, February 6th 1963. On letterhead paper " American Academy in Rome". In French. One page, sigle-sided. Excellent condition: As good as New. With original envelope included. The Russian-born composer never forgot to write to his mentor and patron of art A.L. Pecci Blunt, with each kind of request, mainly asking to meet her. Collect or present this unique pieces of the Russian master, as if it was a holy relic! Background: During the Fifties, Nicolas Nabokov became General Secretaryof the newly formed Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), backed by the CIA, and remained in the job for more than fifteen years, organizing music and cultural festivals, and was musical director of the American Academy in Rome (Villino Aurelia, Porta S. Pancrazio). Nicolas Nabokov (Russia 1903 –1978) The Russian-born composer and cultural figure, was the first cousin of the talented writer of "Speaks Memory", Vladimir Nabokov...

This Correspondance between Max Gubler and Nesto Jacometti, written in 1949, in French, is in excellent conditions and includes 3 items: Autograph Letter S...

Vita Americana (American Life) is a Autograph Letter Signed by Afro, to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971). New York, July 3rd 1950. Two pages, doubl...

This is a Business Card by Guido Piovene with Autograph notes in black ink. Venice, July 15th 1935. On a cardboard business card (cm 6.2 x 8.5). Excellent condition, perfecly readable, including the original envelope (cm 10.3 x 16.8). It is curious to note that the young journalist , Guido Piovene (Vicenza, 1907 - London, 1974), cancels the title of Count on this business card he sends to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. And Piovene adds heartfelt thanks and greetings by hand. The background: Four year before this correspondence, in 1931 Piovene published his first short stories in The Merry Widow, printed by the Buratti brothers. It took ten years for Piovene to publish his second work, Letters from a novice. But the Italian writer and journalist will be always remembered for his travel reportages: like "Viaggio in Italia" (1957), the most famous literary guide of the Bel Paese...

Take a look at this "Aladin - Correspondence" between Maurice Estève and Nesto Jacometti. Composed of 6 items written from 1957 to 1960, in French, perfectly readable. In excellent ...

This heterogeneous lot “Ungaretti –Futur Prix Nobel” deals with the Ungaretti's ambitious race for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. A Correspondence, with different senders a...

Brush and black and gray inks and wash on cream wove paper. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower center. Titled in pencil, lower right. Inscribed with the artist's name and addre...

Colonna Rivista - A.L.S. is a Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Savinio to the Countess A.L Pecci-Blunt. Milan, April 14th 1934. In Italian. One page, single-sided, on letterhead p...

Alfredo Casella Autograph Letter is an original manuscript by Alfredo Casella (25 July 1883 – 5 March 1947) an Italian composer, pianist and conductor...

Letter from Ottone Rosai addressed to Mino Maccari. Dated : 30 December 1940, Firenze. Dimensions: 23x14 cm. Good conditions, except a little missing parts lower left and in the mid...

This is an Happy New Year Autograph Letter Signed and Dated by Giuseppe Ungaretti (Alessandria of Egypt, 1888- Milan 1970) to the Countess and patron o...

"1940 - Number Nine" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes colo...

Nesting, a facade. With its envelope. Greeting letter in which the writer communicates the countess the forthcoming publication of a new novel.

Letter by Renato Guttuso About Falsification is an Autograph Letter Signed by Renato Guttuso to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Rome, April 21st 1961. In Italian. On ivory co...

Springs Concerts is the main content of this correspondence, composed of three autograph letters signed by the Italian composer Vittorio Rieti to the Co...

This is a unique Correspondence Signed by Dino Grandi to the Countess Pecci- Blunt, written at the end of 1950's (1957-1958) Including 6 items, In Italian, in very good conditions. ...

Autograph Letter signed by Renato Guttuso to Gaetano Chiurazzi, called "Tanino". Velate, October 29th 1958. Two pages ( front and back), in 8°, in Italian. Excellent conditions, with...

La Psychlogie du peuple americain is a typewritten text of an oral speech. Likely a transcription of an history conference hold by Bernard Faÿ. With pencil autograph notes to the Cou...

L.A.S. addressed to Countess Pecci Blunt. Portofino, September 16, 1937. In English.

In this letter the poet speaks of some of his books to the countess. Good conditions, perfectly readable and dated Paris 20/12/1929.

Grands Compositions sur Papier is a Correspondence between Mario Prassinos and Nesto Jacometti, written in French, from 1957 to 1959, is composed of 12 items, prefectly readable a...

This set is composed of Two Autographs Signed by Virgilio Guzzi, addressed to Silvio Perina, the director of the C.I.M, Roman warehouses, during the Fifties. Excellent condition, pe...

Oil, enamel, and ink on canvas Signed in black, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Inscriptions read: THE WALL, NOGALES In Nogales, I walk across...

Autograph Letter on visiting card by the Austrian composer Eduard Strauss (Vienna, 1835 - ib., 1916). Letter addressed to a gentleman on personal matte...

L'Artiste Marc Vanclair is the main content of this Autograph Letter signed by François Le Grix, to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Paris, May 31st 1954. One page, double-s...

This is a Autograph Card Signed by Giacomo Manzù to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Milan, May 28th 1937. In Italian. One page-single-sided. Excellent condit...

Autograph Happy Easter Card by Carlo Quaglia to Silvio Perina. Paris, April 15th 1952. In Italian. Perfectly readable, excellent condition. Signed "Quaglia". A postcard of Happy Easter, sent from Paris by the Italian painter to the Director of CIM warehouses of Rome. Carlo Quaglia (Terni, 1903 - Rome,1970) The Italian painter Carlo Quaglia discovered his passions when he was an official in Libya, in the thirties, in Benghazi, Sirte and Derna. At the beginning of the Second World War, in 1940, he was taken prisoner by the British and transferred to India at Camp 27 of Yol on the slopes of the Himalayas. He spent five years of imprisonment devoting himself to the study of the arts, practicing the first painting tests that will lead him to take the decision to become a painter. Upon returning to Italy he took his leave and began his career as an artist. His was a short and successful career that led him to critical and public success. In his painting we find the colors of the Roman School of Scipio, Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphaël...

Progetto per 3 Concerti di Primavera (Project for 3 Spring-Concerts) is a beautiful lot, composed of 4 Autograph Letters signed by the Italian composer Vittorio Rieti to the Countess...

Take a look at this "Grand Pavois - Correspondence" between Maurice Estève and Nesto Jacometti. Composed of three items written in 1956, in French, perfectly readable. In details: ...

Jacques Chastenet de Castaing (Paris, 1893- 1978) was a French historian, diplomat and politician. Co-director (1932-42) of “Le Temps”, he wrote “Wellington”, “Le siècle de Victoria...

Autograph Letter of Invitation written and signed by Mario Tozzi to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Signed. Rome, March 7th 1934. In Italian. In Pe...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 6.5 X 19.5 Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

Cocktail Invitation is the main content of this Autograph Letter Signed by the Italian composer Vittorio Rieti to the Countess A. L. Pecci-Blunt. Writte...

Yusuf Arakkal - Travel Drawing Series - London Pen & Ink on Paper , 21 x 14 inches , 2008 About the Artist & his work : Born : Yusuf Arakkal (1945 – 2016) was born in Kerala. Education & Art Career : Both his parents died when he was young. Leaving the comforts of his house behind, he left for Bangalore, lonely but with a passion to become a painter. The hardships that he faced at Bangalore honed the artist in him and sharpened his sensibility. He took a diploma in painting from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP), Bangalore and later specialized in graphic print making from National Academy community studios, Garhi, Delhi. Solo International Show : 1992 - Relays De Monts - Siux, Limousin, France. 1993 - Gallerie Taormina Del Arte - Le Hwre, France. 1994 - Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal & Art Forum Gallery, Singapore. 1996 - Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York & Air Gallery, Dower Street, London. Group International Shows : 1985 - Thirty contemporary Indian Artists at Habana, Cuba ; Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum Mexico City, Mexico ; Second Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan & Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA. 1986 - Sixth biennale de beau Art, Beaumount, France ; Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seol, Korea. 1994 - Indian printmaking show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia & Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong. 1996 - Indian Contemporary Art show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan ; 32 Contemporary Indian artists - exhibition and auction by Christies, London & Women in Indian Art, by The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong. 1997 - Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London. Awards : 2005 : Lorenso-De-Medici Gold...

This lot of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni to Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt, is composed of 3 items, written around 1937, in French. In excellent condition, including original envelopes. ...