Beatrix (Beatrice) Sherman, American, 1894-1975, Eight full length screen and stage Actor and Actress silhouettes, includes Maclyn Arbuckle, Rita Olcott, Lydia Carlisle, Louis Fancher, Francis Wise, Bessie Love, Mariska Aldrich, Unknown Bagi Gabor, (dwarf), autographed, some verso personal artist inscibed. Biography: Beatrix Sherman styled herself after 19th C. French silhouette artist Auguste Edouart. Sherman, like Edouart, kept books with an extra copy of each sitter's silhouette enabling her to create an extensive personal archive that included both the silhouettes and the sitter's (sic.) autographs. Sherman traveled extensively, established a permanent studio in Manhattan throughout the 1950’s. She attended art classes at The Art Students League, eventually becoming a lifetime member. From an early age, she had begun copyrighting silhouettes of several of the famous people she cut. Sherman’s subjects include all the U.S. Presidents, as well as other politicians, military leaders, writers, royalty, prominent businessmen and women, socialites, athletes, artists, theatre, film actors, producers and directors.

Mat Board 6 3/4 x 8 1/4 - 10 to 2 x 7 1/2
Property of a New Orleans collector, Silhouettes acquired from the Family of Beatrix Sherman

Water stain to margin of Bessie Love, paper toning, spots, silhouette with areas of sheen, likely from adhesive