By Stephen Longstreet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bull Ring Brass - Mexico City
Watercolor, pen and ink on paper, 1955
Signed in ink, dated and titled in pencil (see photos)
Condition: 1'' repaired tear left edge, along with other minor tears.
Tape stains from previous matting visible in the four corners
Image/Sheet size: 19 3/8 x 15 5/8 inches
Provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist
Joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland, friend and
patron of Longstreet
Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002)
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
1950s American Modern Stephen Longstreet Art
MaterialsIndia Ink, Watercolor, Pen