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Nicholas Volpe and the 1962 Volpe Collection of Academy Awards Portraits

August 4, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti

Robert Donat by Nicholas Volpe

A brief biography of the portrait artist Nicholas Volpe (1911-1992), who was commissioned to illustrate the Academy Award Winners for Best Actor and Actress each year. Those portraits were collected and mass produced for resale in 1962 and are collectible today.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: Academy Awards, artists, best actor, best actress, Frank Sinatra, illustrations, los angeles dodgers, nicholas volpe, Oscars, portfolios, prints, the beatles, us

Press Photo Shows Mickey Rooney as Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg

March 16, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

James Montgomery Flagg was the illustrator responsible for the famed “I Want You” Uncle Sam posters during World War I. This press photo shows a later illustration of actor Mickey Rooney.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: illustrations, James Montgomery Flagg, Mickey Rooney, press photos

Spencer Tracy and Ed Sullivan Illustration by Shapi

January 19, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Spencer Tracy and Ed Sullivan illustration

An illustration of Spencer Tracy with Ed Sullivan by Shapi that appeared in the July 1938 issue of the Pictorial Review as part of an article by Sullivan about Tracy. Freddie Bartholomew also pictured.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Clark Gable, Ed Sullivan, Freddie Bartholomew, illustrations, Shapi, Spencer Tracy

Humphrey Bogart sketches Errol Flynn and the boys

May 1, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Inside the February 13, 1938 edition of Screen & Radio Weekly is a full page article attributed to Humphrey Bogart which includes a pair of illustrations also credited as Bogie’s handiwork. Here’s what it’s all about.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Errol Flynn, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, illustrations, Screen & Radio Weekly, Wayne Morris

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