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Spotlight Cover of Norma Shearer

Artist:Marland Stone
Date:1930s
Medium:Pastel on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Diameter 14 1/2" Framed 25" square
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover for Screenland Magazine
Above: Full view with circular dramatic opening
Above: Tear sheet of published artwork

An original pastel by noted cover illustrator Marland Stone a striking pastel portrait of the fetching and talented Silent Movie and early talkie star Norma Shearer.

This appeared as a cover for Screenland Magazine under the title Spotlight Cover of Norma Shearer.

A crisply executed and large defining example of Hollywood Glamour and pre-color photography commercial portraiture.

Above: Artist signature
Above: Framed view
Above: Detail of pastel

Spotlight Cover of Norma Shearer

Artist: Marland Stone

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, glamour, hollywood, jazz age, Marland Stone, Norma Shearer, pin up, portrait, pre-code, Screenland, silent movie
Added to Gallery: June 11, 2006

 

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