Sale 2465 - Illustration Art, December 14, 2017

230 c WILLIAM ODEN WALLER (Studio of.) Manhattan Mary. Set design for the 1927 Broadway production featuring a jazz band amid a vibrant and highly detailed Art Deco background, with United Scenic Artists and “W. Oden Waller Studios” stamps on verso. Gouache over graphite on board. 283x483 mm; 11 1 / 4 x19 inches, on 13x21-inch board. [4,000/6,000] The two-act Broadway musical comedy was a “roaring twenties” New York extravaganza at the Apollo Theater, replete with a jazz score by Ray Henderson, brightly colored sets by Waller, and a story line that regaled with a classic rags-to- riches tale. Produced by the prolific George White, it ran from September 26, 1927 to May 12, 1928 and starred Ed Wynn, Ona Munson, and White himself. 231 c REX WHISTLER. “Victoria Regina.” Costume design for actress Helen Hayes for the play which premiered on December 26, 1935 at the Broadhurst Theater, New York, with The American British Center inventory label on frame verso. Graphite and watercolor on paper. 241x191 mm; 9 1 / 2 x7 1 / 2 inches. Soft horizontal creases. Matted; framed. [700/1,000] 230 231