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Jimmy's Jam
Jimmy’s Jam
New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker (1881-1946) was commonly referred to as “Beau James for his flamboyant lifestyle and his taste for fine clothes and Broadway showgirls. June 4, 1932 cover by Theodore Haupt. Mayor Walker was also a product of the powerful Tammany Hall machine that traded in political favors and outright bribery. When he took office in 1926, the economy was riding high, and few…
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#Barbara Shermund#Betty Compton#E.B. White#F. Scott Fitzgerald#Franklin D. Roosevelt#Gardner Rea#Garrett Price#James Thurber#John Held Jr.#Lyse Darcy#Marguerite Churchill#Mayor Jimmy Walker#Rea Irvin#Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom#Samuel Seabury#Theodore Haupt#Vivian Gordon#Zelda Fitzgerald
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Two women in evening dress - Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom, 1934
American,1905-1986
American Vogue
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Girl with White Cat (19??)
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She Wore the Pants
She Wore the Pants
It’s hard to fathom that a woman wearing trousers used to cause such a stir, but for international film star Marlene Dietrich it was an opportunity for the publicity that invariably came with defying the norms of fashion and sexuality in 1930s. July 22, 1933 cover by Constantin Alajalov. In May 1933 Dietrich was headed to Paris on a steamer, relaxing on the deck in a white pantsuit. Prior to her…
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#Barbara Shermund#Bing Crosby#Charles Addams#Constantin Alajalov#Gardner Rea#Geoffrey T. Hellman#George Price#Herbert E. Winlock#Irvin S. Cobb#Janet Flanner#Margery Wilson#Marlene Dietrich#Mary Petty#P.G. Wodehouse#Paul Robeson#Rockefeller Center 1930s#Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom#The Emperor Jones#Vesto Slipher#William Crawford Galbraith#William Steig#Xavier Cugat
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The Milne Menace
Dorothy Parker was no fan of A. A. Milne of “Winnie-the-Pooh” fame, and neither was her dear friend Robert Benchley, the latter having had the misfortune of reviewing Milne’s latest Broadway play, They Don’t Mean Any Harm, which opened on Feb. 23, 1932, and closed (mercifully, one gathers) after one week. March 5, 1932 cover by Leo Rachow commemorated the US Vs. Canada hockey match at the 1932…
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#A.A. Milne#Barbara Shermund#Bermuda 1930s#E.B. White#Eric Hodgins#Garrett Price#Gluyas Williams#James Thurber#June Collyer#Leo Rachow#Malcolm Campbell#MTA#New York Subway#Peter Arno#Rea Irvin#Rex Cole refrigerators#Richard Decker#Robert Benchley#Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom#They Don&039;t Mean Any Harm 1932#WAMPAS Baby Stars#William Steig
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The Two Ladies in Pink - Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom, 1933.
American,1905-1986
Watercolour
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Coty, Perfumes and Face Powder (1933)
Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom, Ruth Grafstrom
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McCall's, "One Important Thing" (1940)
Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom, Ruth Grafstrom
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Fourteenth Annual Of Advertising Art (1935)
Ruth Sigrid Grafstrom
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