Lot 12
Joe Eula
American (1925-2004)
7 Joe Eula Drawings for Geoffrey Beene (1995)
mixed media
7 mixed media drawings for Geoffrey Beene's ”Darlin I Wish You Bed Bath & Beyond!”, artist Joe Eula, who signed two of the works, depicted as a ”godmother” with heart-shaped sunglasses and magic wand, instructions to the artist are included, includes additional documents



two drawings signed to lower left
largest 12 x 18 inches
unframed

Additional Information:
The Hawaiian-born, California-raised Jeff Sayre graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore as a scholarship Pre-Med student, followed by two years of graduate work in human genetics, with a view to going into scientific research, at which point he decided to change careers totally. As a teenager he had started to paint seriously, very much influenced by the work of Morris Louis and Francis Bacon. Then a chance introduction to a prominent Seventh Avenue manufacturer led to his enrollment at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, again on a scholarship.
Immediately upon graduation from FIT, Sayre went to work for Geoffrey Beene to assist the designer in creating the Beene women's couture collections in 1971, 1972, and 1973. He stayed with Mr. Beene for three and a half years, and then decided to move to Paris to devote himself to his painting and sculpture. However, there he met prêt-à-porter designer Christian Aujard who persuaded Jeff to design his new men's collection which was a huge success.


Provenance:
Property From the Estate of Geoffrey Beene
Proceeds from this item to benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering

overall good condition, one drawing bears minor tear of less than 1 inch at the left