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Charles Sheldon Art

American, 1889-1961

Charles Sheldon was a prolific American illustrator, born in 1889. He created many movie magazine covers featuring Golden Age Hollywood icons. The pastels he created for Photoplay, from 1925–30, included glamorous depictions of Hollywood film stars, like Clara Bow, Mae West, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Gilda Gray, Mary Pickford and numerous other Hollywood enchantresses. Unlike many movie magazine illustrators, who primarily worked off publicity photos, many of these stars sat for him. Along with his work for Photoplay, the artist worked for Screenland, Movie Classic and Radio Digest magazines.

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'Readers Digest' Cover
'Readers Digest' Cover

'Readers Digest' Cover

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 15.75" x 13.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right Readers Digest Cover Woman in Yellow Riding Crop

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Early 20th Century Charles Sheldon Art

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Pastel, Board

Portrait of Peggy Hoyt in Art Nouveau Hat
Portrait of Peggy Hoyt in Art Nouveau Hat

Portrait of Peggy Hoyt in Art Nouveau Hat

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Gravure Full Page in Woman's Home Companion Magazine A wonderful and very detailed full page art supplement for the September 1922 issue of the Woman's Home Companion. Charles Sheldon's exquisitely detailed portrait of fashion designer Peggy Hoyt...

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1920s Charles Sheldon Art

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Radio
Radio

Radio

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

"Radio" Magazine cover by Charles Sheldon.

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20th Century Charles Sheldon Art

Materials

Board, Pastel

The Real Hell Raisers
The Real Hell Raisers

The Real Hell Raisers

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1927 Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 18.25" x 15.75" Signature: Unsigned The Real Hell Raisers, Photoplay magazine cover, June 1927 A copy of t...

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1920s Charles Sheldon Art

Materials

Pastel, Board

Lady with Puppet
Lady with Puppet

Lady with Puppet

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Center Life Sight Size 24.50" x 19.00", Framed 30.50" x 25.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 31, 1925

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1920s Other Art Style Charles Sheldon Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Women on a Paris Street
Two Women on a Paris Street

Two Women on a Paris Street

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pen and Ink and Wash on Paper Dimensions: 19.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Two Women on a Paris Street, Illustration

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Early 20th Century Charles Sheldon Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

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