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Lot 142
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Eighteen pages containing sixteen sketches, most titled Pencil and ink on paper, laid to paper The book signed, dated, and inscribed: "To the ocean at Barnegat-- after rehearsal of 'Sea Gull' at Hedgerow-- Go-- Rose, Mima, Buzzie, Ruth, Dolores, Frank, Wharton, for relaxation-- or sunburn-- or-- just to see how elusive a sea gull can be. September 1945" and "To Hedgerow Theatre. Wharton Esherick Paoli 1945"
H: 9 1/2, W: 13 in.LITERATURE:
Wharton Esherick, Studio & Collection
Wharton Esherick, The Journey of a Creative Mind
Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern
Drawings by Wharton Esherick
Provenance: The artist, 1945
Gifted from the above to Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
The Hedgerow Theatre Collection