Photographer Arnold T. Rosenberg (1931-2017) produced much fine work, most famously his 1958 portrait of Marcel Duchamp playing chess on a glass table. A print in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian was donated by Rosenberg and his wife Rochelle:
Many years after destroying his most popular creation, cartoonist Ronald Searle (1920-2011) revisited his wicked St. Trinian's school with a new collection called The Curse of St. Trinian's (1993). Rosenberg's copy was dedicated to him by Searle in May of 1993 with a full-page sketch of a leggy St. Trinian's schoolgirl. Searle writes almost apologetically, "This is the best I can do. I haven't drawn St. Trinian's in 30 years or more." It's a nice conceit belied by the book's brand new St. Trinian's artwork on the cover, and indeed Searle had other occasions to redraw his abandoned schoolgirls from time to time. Rosenberg and his wife lived in East Hampton on Long Island. His copy of the book was sold on eBay by a Sag Harbor dealer in December of 2013 about two years after Searle's death.
Note: Ronald Searle was born ninety-nine years ago today on March 3, 1920. Mathematically-inclined readers will recognize that there is only one year remaining until his centennial. To celebrate, Attempted Bloggery asks fans to send brilliant images of Searle sketches, correspondence, and original art. The clock is ticking…
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Many years after destroying his most popular creation, cartoonist Ronald Searle (1920-2011) revisited his wicked St. Trinian's school with a new collection called The Curse of St. Trinian's (1993). Rosenberg's copy was dedicated to him by Searle in May of 1993 with a full-page sketch of a leggy St. Trinian's schoolgirl. Searle writes almost apologetically, "This is the best I can do. I haven't drawn St. Trinian's in 30 years or more." It's a nice conceit belied by the book's brand new St. Trinian's artwork on the cover, and indeed Searle had other occasions to redraw his abandoned schoolgirls from time to time. Rosenberg and his wife lived in East Hampton on Long Island. His copy of the book was sold on eBay by a Sag Harbor dealer in December of 2013 about two years after Searle's death.
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| "For Arnold Rosenberg with best wishes. In [?] of 1959 from Ronald Searle May 1993 /" |
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"10 May 1993
Dear Arnold Rosenberg—
Sorry this has been so long in coming
but I was waiting for the book to appear—
which it did, the other day.
This is the best I can do. I haven't
drawn St. Trinian's in 30 years or more.
Hope you have dried out now.
All good wishesRonald Searle /" |
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| Ronald Searle eBay Listing Ended December 9, 2013 |
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Note: Ronald Searle was born ninety-nine years ago today on March 3, 1920. Mathematically-inclined readers will recognize that there is only one year remaining until his centennial. To celebrate, Attempted Bloggery asks fans to send brilliant images of Searle sketches, correspondence, and original art. The clock is ticking…
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