Tony Sarg "America's Puppet Master" Signed Elephant Doodle, Slabbed NM7

A charming pencil illustration of an elephant signed by Tony Sarg. 1p, measuring 8.25" x 5.5", New York, n.d. On Sarg's personal letterhead. The famed puppet master and illustrator has drawn a small cartoon elephant in red pencil and signed below "To Rosemarie from Tony Sarg." It appears that the page has been folded in half and wrapped in plastic, being secured on verso with metal pins. Boldly signed. PSA Slabbed and Graded NM7, measuring 9.75" x 13" overall.

Anthony Frederick Sarg (1880-1942), known as "America's Puppet Master", was raised in Germany and lived in the U.K. before moving to the United States to pursue a relationship with American tourist Bertha E. McGowan. Sarg had been raised with puppets, as his grandmother has a large collection that she later gifted to him, and he started using them in films in 1921. He helped build tethered, helium-filled balloons for the Macy's department store which would later feature in the Thanksgiving Day parade. And in 1935, his puppet designs were used in Macy's elaborate window displays during Thanksgiving and Christmas. When Sang finally took a step back from puppetry, he pursued a career in illustration for magazines, children's books, and toys.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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