BERTRAM GOODMAN 1904-1988 Original Ltd Edition Lithograph 1950 SIGNED WPA Funky

Description: Artist: BERTRAM GOODMAN (American, 1904 - 1988) Title: "American Art for Bal Fantastique - Fashion" - 1950 - Funky Willy WearMedium: Original Lithograph on colored laid paperSignature: Signed in the plateEdition: Limited Edition of 2000, not individually numberedSize: About 12 x 9 inchesPrinter: Artist Equity Funds, Inc.Publisher: Artist Equity AssociationNotes: Part of the Improvisations Portfolio (for the Spring Fantasia Masquerade Ball in New York) published by the Artist Equity Association. The portfolio consisted of advertisements for local New York City businesses where each advertisement was an original lithograph: "Each page was designed by the artist directly on the litho plate, thus making this a collection of original lithographs."This Original Lithograph was produced for an annual art event in the 1950's for local businesses and major corporations largely based in New York. Historically important for corporate archivists, these are extremely rare to locate and are virtually unseen individually. The original lithographs were produced in only one edition, and included just 2,000. These lithographs are perhaps the most unique, rare, important advertising collectibles that exist for businesses and corporations.About the Artist: Bertram A. Goodman (1904-1988) was an important American artist. He studied at the School of American Sculpture, and at the Art Students League of New York in 1925. He was a member of the Federal Art Project whose murals included, Evolution of the Book, at Theodore Roosevelt High School, murals at Washington Avenue and Fordham Road in the Bronx as well as Quaker Settlers in Quakertown, Pennsylvania He was Director of the Artists Equity Association from 1955 to 1956. His work is in the Brooklyn Museum and Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

Price: 79.95 USD

Location: Indio, California

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