Jeanne Eagels in the Course of the Telephonic Tour de Force that Marks the Second Act of "Her Cardboard Lover"
Date1927
Artist
Oscar Edward Cesare
(Swedish-American artist, illustrator, and cartoonist, 1885–1948)
Illustration Citation"Early Spring in the Theatre—Seven Premieres," New York Times Sunday Magazine, March 27, 1927
MediumInk and graphite on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 15 3/8 × 12 5/16 in. (39.1 × 31.3 cm)
sheet: 18 11/16 × 14 9/16 in. (47.5 × 37 cm)
frame: 26 3/8 × 22 3/8 × 1 in. (67 × 56.8 × 2.5 cm)
sheet: 18 11/16 × 14 9/16 in. (47.5 × 37 cm)
frame: 26 3/8 × 22 3/8 × 1 in. (67 × 56.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Valentine Cesare, 1992
Object number1992-47
On View
On viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOscar Cesare was a Swedish-born American caricaturist, painter, draftsman and editorial cartoonist. By 1911, after studies in Paris, he was living in New York City, where he worked at several publications, including The New York Times, throughout the 1920s and 1930s.This drawing is a caricature of the Broadway and film actress Jeanne Eagels, in which Cesare captures her distinctive profile. Eagels was appearing on Broadway in the romantic comedy Her Cardboard Lover.
Oscar Edward Cesare
1931
Oscar Edward Cesare
1944