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The parties at Ocean House … were strictly Marion, and there with gaiety, generosity, and bubbling fun she entertained her multitude of friends. Each year she gave a costume ball on W.R.’s birthday. There was a 49’er party; a kid party, when Gable came as a boy scout and Joan Crawford as Shirley Temple; an […]

Marion Davies Hosts A Hollywood Costume Party

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Tagged With: 1930s, halloween, Party
Added to Gallery: October 19, 2017

On offer is a defining menace-themed oil on canvas pulp cover painting by Rafael DeSoto which appeared on the October, 1934 issue of Black Book Detective Magazine, with an occult scene evoking the mysteries of Halloween. A provocatively posed blonde in rapturous abandon stands before the eerie fire of a cauldron, holding the flames in her hands and proving […]

Blaze of Glory

Artist: Rafael Desoto
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, fantasy, halloween, magazine cover, original illustration art, pulp, Rafael DeSoto, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: November 4, 2015

This jazz age artwork from the late fall of 1924 smartly blends Halloween season & boxing as a metaphor for the presidential election of that November. In this vibrant gouache, used as a cover for “The Brooklyn Eagle Sunday Magazine,” an Uncle Sam-inspired ring girl attempts to keep the peace between the two parties. This is a spirited roaring 20s time capsule.

A Political Halloween Party

Artist: Charles Verschuuren
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, Brooklyn Eagle, Charles Verschuuren, flapper, halloween, holiday, jazz age, magazine cover, original cover art, political, satirical
Added to Gallery: September 29, 2008

 

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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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