By Stephen Longstreet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Thelonius Monk- Little Rootie Tootie
Collage, 1989
Signed and dated lower right: "Longstreet 89"
Titled by artist lower left
Excellent, with usual imperfections associated with the collage medium
Image/Sheet size: 17 1/8 x 23 1/16 inches
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist
Joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland
Noted art collector and friend and aptron of
Longstreet.
Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002)
At the website, the artist’s own grandchildren attempt to fathom the real life and nature of Stephen Longstreet, prolific author, artist, screenplay writer, and jazz aficionado.
Born Chauncy Weiner (sometimes spelled Wiener) in New York City in 1907, Longstreet reinvented himself on a regular basis. Changing his name first to “Henry,” then “Henri,” he started his career as a commercial artist for a department store. In various public biographies he claimed to have studied in New York, London, and Paris, and said he was a student of cartoonist Ralph Barton (1891-1931). Facts that can be documented are that he was art editor for Golfer and Sportsman magazines, and was a contributor to various other magazines including The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Life, and Hooey, among others. He wrote sketches for NBC radio and the Rudy Vallee Show.
In the 1930s, Longstreet worked and wrote under the names Thomas Burton, David Ormsbee, and Paul Haggard...
Category
1980s Contemporary Anne and Patrick Poirier Mixed Media