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Auction History Result

8h333 LOT OF 12 SIGNED HERBERT MITCHELL DELUXE PHOTOS 1930s portraits of celebrities of the day!

Date Sold 8/5/2018
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a lot of 12 signed Herbert Mitchell deluxe photos (ranging in size from 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" to 10 1/4" x 13 1/4"). Herbert Mitchell is largely forgotten today, but he has an amazing resume! In addition to being a Hollywood celebrity photographer in the 1930s, he also did the following:
animated cartoons before Walt Disney,
theatre restaurants before Billy Rose
innovated celebrity endorsements of commercial products personally photographing the likes of Jack Benny and George Jesell wearing Adam Hats
was personally responsible for the singing debut of Dorothy Lamour at the renowned Stork Club in New York
promoted the first Cuban Rumba music in the U.S.A. as a new dance fad and was personally responsible for the American debut of Xavier Cugat at the St. Regis Roof in New York!

Read much more about Mr. Mitchell here: http://historicalzg.piwigo.com/index?/category/151-herbert_mitchell_the_photographer_of_celebrities_david. Note that the items in this lot are from the 1930s. Also note that the photos were mounted to heavy boards that measure from 10" x 13" to 15" x 20".
Measurements: from 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" to 10 1/4" x 13 1/4"

Condition: good. All of the photos were mounted on a heavy board by the artist, and he signed the heavy board. All have varying amounts of wear around the edges of the board, and some within the image (see our images).
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Titles included:

HERBERT MITCHELL (12)

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