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In the 1920's Vargas illustrated for The Ziegfield Follies.
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In 1929 the warehouse where the illustrations were stored caught fire,
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destroying most work of that period .
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In Hollywood he was a set designer and did portraits of the stars
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Le Duel
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The young men duel,She hides her face in her fan.
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A coach awaits in the background
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Pair of water colors signed Alberto Vargas 1926
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16 1/2"x 13 1/2" Triple matted in a faux Malachite frame
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Biography: Alberto Vargas: South American, American 1896-1983
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Listed: The Artist Blue Book, Illustrators In America
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Davenports Art Reference
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Dictionary of Signatures and Monograms, Art Price
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Early 20thC Bathing Beauty
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signed S. Milton Watercolor 15 X 8 1/2"
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Biography: Samuel Milton African American 18??-?
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Illustrator
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Member: Tanner Art League 1922
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Listed: Check List of African American Art & Artists
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African American Artist Biographical Dictionary
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Visit my African American Art and Collectibles page
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Musketeer
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signed Walter Granville Smith
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Watercolor 9" x 7"
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Biography Walter Granville Smith American 1870-1938 Phila.
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Painter, Illustrator
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Member: Art Student League, WaterColor Society
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Listed: Who Was Who
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Dictionary of Painters Sculptures, and Engravers
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Exhibits: South Haven Museum of Art, Ohio
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Butler Art Insitute
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Smithsonian
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Acrylic on Board 18" x 16" Mahlon Blaine 1941
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Biography: Mahlon Blaine American 1894 - 1969, Calif.
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Landscapes, Genre, Illustrations
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Listed: Who's Who in American Art '85
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Who Was Who 1564-1975, & 1898- 1974
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Artists Biographical Master Index
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Artist in American Water Color 2nd Edition
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Artist of California,
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Artists of the American West
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Society of Independent Artist 1917-1944
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Auction Records
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a.k.a. Christopher Dodd, Illustrator
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More Mahlon Blaine in Erotica
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Signed Marhlon Blaine '41, Watercolor on board 13" x 19 1/2"
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Curiosity caught the fish
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Curiosity
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signed George Marples, original Artist Proof
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edition limited to 100 impressions 25/75, 8" x 12"
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Biography: George Marples Amer., 1869-1939
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Illustrator
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auction records
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