They say that two heads are better than one. But nobody says it better than Charles Addams (1912-1988).
A letter of authenticity from late 2023 is interesting because it predates the drawing's removal from a book, Monster Rally (1950), and its subsequent framing and possibly cropping. Thus we learn that this drawing was originally dedicated to theater columnist Leonard Lyons (1906-1976) who wrote "The Lyons Den" in the New York Post. In the year 1950 both Addams and Lyons had hit their mid-career strides and the artist's inscription "with affection" seems heartfelt.
Charles Addams AbeBooks listing accessed April 20, 2024 |
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Note: Personalized Charles Addams books can be quite wonderful, but one wonders how many of the ones bearing original drawings will eventually be sacrificed so the images can appear framed on someone's wall. If you've got original Addams art in books or removed from them, framed or unframed, I'd like to post your images right here. Send a scan or two and tell me what you know about them please.
Film critic Jeffrey Lyons is one of four sons of Broadway writer Leonard Lyons.
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