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Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) A Book of Drawings Titled "High Point Barnegat", 1945
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Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) A Book of Drawings Titled "High Point Barnegat", 1945

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, Eisenhauer, pp. 17, 32, 35-36 and 38 (for a discussion of Hedgerow Theatre)
Wharton Esherick, The Journey of a Creative Mind, Bascom, pp. 59-60, 106, 108-109, 120, 123, 131-136, 162-164 and 239 (for a discussion of Hedgerow Theatre)
Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern, Eisenhauer and Farrington, pp. 30-35, 112-127 (for a discussion of Hedgerow Theatre)
Drawings by Wharton Esherick, Rochberg, introduction (for a discussion of Hedgerow Theatre), nos. 56-61, 66-78, and 98-105 (for drawings related to Hedgerow Theatre), nos. 62-65 (for related drawings done at Barnegat)

Provenance: The artist, 1945
Gifted from the above to Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
The Hedgerow Theatre Collection

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