1940s Oil Pastel Illustration on Paper of Baltimore Television Host Bob Davis

Item Details

oil pastel

A 1948 oil pastel drawing on paper by an unnamed cartoonist who worked for the Baltimore Sun newspaper in the 1940s. The piece depicts mid-century Baltimore television personality Bob Davis in a palette of grey and black against an off-white ground. The unsigned work is matted in cream and presented under glass in a black wooden frame with hanging wire mounted to the verso. The frame includes a label with information about the work and subject.

Condition

- to Fair; discoloration to paper and matting; edge wear, scuffing, accretion and residue to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 10.25" W x 13.5" H.

Item #

17WDC170-329