Man about Yonkers
Date1932
Artist
Russell Patterson
(American illustrator, 1893–1977)
Illustration CitationSet design for Ballyhoo of 1932, 44th Street Theatre, New York, September 6 - November 26, 1932
MediumGraphite, watercolor, and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 × 20 1/8 in. (22.9 × 51.1 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 20 3/4 in. (31.1 × 52.7 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 20 3/4 in. (31.1 × 52.7 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2023
Object number2023-54
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextA prolific illustrator in the 1920s and '30s, Patterson helped define the flapper. He also designed costumes and stage sets for Broadway and windows for Macy's.
Barbara Schwinn Jordan
1948
