Untitled ("Comtesse de Munoz"), 1928, 1928

Item

Identifier: SC.187.1.95

Scope and Contents

"Comtesse de Munoz" Seated female figure on an arm chair wearing a pearl necklace, a black dress and a cloche hat; Black and white ink; Signed

Dates

Creation: 1928

Creator

Erickson, Carl, 1891-1958 (1891-1958) (Person)

Language of Materials

English Latin

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Carl Erickson was born in Joliet, Illinois in 1891. He studied art at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and freelanced for local Chicago department stores. In 1914, Erickson moved to New York City to continue his career as a freelance illustrator. After the first World War, Erickson moved to Paris and lent his talents to French publications. Erickson became a staff illustrator for Vogue magazine in 1923. In 1940, Erickson moved back to New York and focused his energies on American publications. He has been called “the Toulouse-Lautrec of America”. A year after his death, in 1958, the Brooklyn Museum held a retrospective show of his drawings.