$1,920
A framed ink on paper caricature of the 1936 Ziegfeld Follies cast, signed by artist Alex Gard on the top right and inscribed beside their respective images by the cast. Fanny Brice has written "Always your Jewish friend with love Fanny Brice," Ruth Harrison and Alex Fisher have signed and additionally inscribed "Wishing you always the best as ever," Stan Kavanaugh has signed and written "Gypsy I think you got something there," Cherry and June Preisser have signed and inscribed "To Gypsy Our best love," Bobby Clark has written "Good luck to Gypsy from Bobby Clark Sept 17th, 1936," and Cass Daley has signed and written in part "To my friend Gypsy all the best of luck to you always you deserve it." The artist worked at Sardi's restaurant in New York as a caricaturist and created over 700 drawings. LITERATURE Gypsy : A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957) pp. 298-300. PROVENANCE From the Estate of Gypsy Rose Lee 22 3/4 by 18 3/4 inches, overall; 18 by 14 inches, sight Categories: Ziegfeld Follies
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05
