Esther Mahlangu

Ndebele Abstract, 2009, Ndebele, Serigraphy, African Art

2009

Natvar Bhavsar (Indian/American, b. 1934), Cool Tones Color Field, Serigraph on Paper, 1970, blue, green, and ochre dots, numbered edition "15/50" and dated lower left, signed in pen...

Tom Holland (American, b. 1936), "Stockton", Mixed Media Screenprint, 1971, signed in pencil lower right, numbered "30 / 50" lower center and titled lower left, silver-tone frame. Im...

Jack Sonenberg (Canadian/American, 1925-2012), "Dimensions VI (D)", Serigraph on Paper, titled and numbered edition "3/50" lower left, signed in pencil lower right, silver-tone frame...

Signed lower right, in pencil, 'Ross Wetzel' (American, 1917 - 2013), titled lower left, 'E Pluribus Unum' and with number and limitation, '118/300'. Paper dimensions: 14 x 21 inches. Born in Chicago, Ross Wetzel was an avid art student through high school, and then enrolled- with his future wife and fellow artist, Janice- at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He was soon working for Walt Disney Productions, taking lead production roles in the creation of such Disney classics as Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi. During the Second World War, he served with the Motion Picture Unit of the First Army Air Corp under Ronald Reagan, creating training films for fighter pilots and bombers and working beside actors including Alan Ladd and Clark Gable. After the War, Ross and Janice started a serigraphy business, which came to be known as Ross Wetzel Studios creating animated commercials and print advertisements for companies such as Kellogg's, Kleenex and Continental Airlines that featured such characters as Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam. Ross was also hired to illustrate one of the first renderings of Smokey the Bear...