Beatrix (Beatrice) Sherman, American, 1894-1975, Ten full length silhouettes of American businessmen, includes, C.N. Murtonate (Manager of Biltmore Hotel), E.C. Owen (Manager of the Powhatan Hotel Washington , D.C.), James V. Armstrong (Coat Tales Co.), G.Glenn Gould (Asst. Manager of McCreery & Co. Dry Goods),Louis Stewart (President of McCreery & Co. Dry Goods), Walter D'Arcy Ryan (General Electric Director of Illuminating), James A. Burden ,3/4 length(American Industrialist), Griswold A. Thompson (Stockbroker), Walter E. Robb (President of the New Jersey Bankers Association), B. Giles, signed, many personal notations by artist, verso artist studio stamped, most autographed. 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 size 11 1/4 x 5 3/4 to tallest 13 3/8 x 5 1/2
Property of a New Orleans collector, Silhouettes acquired from the Family of Beatrix Sherman

A few dents on corners, paper toning, spots, silhouette with areas of sheen, likely from adhesive