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Alfred Cheney Johnston

From the estate of legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this beautiful portrait of Follies showgirl Barbara Dean. Noted illustrator J. Knowles Hare was commissioned by impresario Flo Ziegfeld to create pastel illustrations of his glorified American girls based upon the the sittings between Johnston and the showgirls.

Ziegfeld Follies Beauty Barbara Dean Portrait

Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Price: $2,950.00  $2,065.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art nouveau, Barbara Dean, flapper, gelatin silver photograph, J. Knowles Hare, portrait, showgirl, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2016

From the estate of legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this portrait of Follies showgirl Naomi Johnston. Noted illustrator J. Knowles Hare was commissioned by impresario Flo Ziegfeld to create pastel illustrations of Ziegfeld’s glorified American girls as they were captured by photographer A.C. Johnston, for a variety of display and publicity uses. The finished pastel […]

Naomi Johnson Ziegfeld Follies Portrait

Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art nouveau, flapper, gelatin silver photograph, J. Knowles Hare, maiden, Naomi Johnson, portrait, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2016

From the estate of legendary jazz-age Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this sensational pastel by noted American illustrator Penrhyn Stanlaws. Inscribed “To Cheney from Penrhyn Stanlaws”, this is a fabulous offering it features a stylish 1920s flapper girl in a cloche hat admiring her abundant beauty in a compact mirror. This was created as the cover for the October 4, 1924 issue of Collier’s magazine, and later inscribed and gifted to Johnston.

A Stylish Fadeaway Girl

Artist: Penrhyn Stanlaws
Price:  SOLD !!

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art deco, Collier's, fadeaway girl, flapper, glamour, magazine cover, original cover art, Penrhyn Stanlaws, The Golden Gallery, vanity
Added to Gallery: May 6, 2011

Before her tenure as the reigning queen of Hollywood society, and her long-standing position as mistress of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies was among the most beautiful of Florence Ziegfeld’s glorified American girls. Here, she is a delicate princess captured at the height of her beauty by Alfred Cheney Johnston, who had as much a part of creating the Follies reputation as Ziegfeld himself.

Follies Princess Marion Davies

Artist: Alfred Cheney Johnston
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art deco, flapper, follies, gelatin silver photograph, glamour, jazz age, Marion Davies, showgirl, theater, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: August 8, 2010

Lavishly jazz age yet decadently romantic, this nude 1928 photograph of Ziegfeld Follies beauty Alice Lorraine is a spectacular showcase of the talents of Alfred Cheney Johnston. This photograph was mounted on beveled presentation board and hand signed by the iconic photographer, idolized for his masterful soft focus alluring and provocative images of showgirls, flappers, and film stars alike.

A Nude Ziegfeld Follies Beauty

Artist: Alfred Cheney Johnston
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, fine art, flapper, follies, gelatin silver photograph, jazz age, nude, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: May 1, 2010

This is a touching, inscribed presentation drawing from Zeigfeld Follies illustrator, Henry Clive, to Alfred Cheney Johnston, the legendary long time Follies photographer. Johnston was a leading 1920’s movie and performist portrait photographer. I have several vintage 1920’s examples of his photography currently listed in the Photographs and Prints category on this site.

Zeigfeld Girl Presentation Drawing

Artist: Henry Clive
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, flapper, Henry Clive, illustration, nude, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: November 10, 2003

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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