George L. Roether (American, 1913-1998)
Sale 993 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
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Mar 10, 2022
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George L. Roether (American, 1913-1998)
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mahatma Ghandi
circa 1935
papier-mache, carved wood and paint masks for Disney Studios
the first inscribed 7-2 (26-) 20/28 - 70 ROETHER / Not to be Duplicated, the other inscribed MAHATMA GHANDI NO 66-22-30-72 MADE BY GEORGE ROETHER 1244 E. 125 CLEVELAND OHIO and further signed George Roether.
Height of first 9 3/4 inches.
circa 1935
papier-mache, carved wood and paint masks for Disney Studios
the first inscribed 7-2 (26-) 20/28 - 70 ROETHER / Not to be Duplicated, the other inscribed MAHATMA GHANDI NO 66-22-30-72 MADE BY GEORGE ROETHER 1244 E. 125 CLEVELAND OHIO and further signed George Roether.
Height of first 9 3/4 inches.
George Roether was an animator for Disney and constructed this series of masks depicting movie stars and political figures between 1935 and 1941 in an attempt to have them mass produced. However, Disney declined the project. They subsequently went into storage until 1999 when a relative consigned them and they were offered at auction. They then descended to Ed Berlin of West Orange, NJ, and then to Betsy Dean of Colorado Springs, CO.
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