LILY HARMON (AMERICAN, 1912-1998).
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Portrait of Paula Laurence (1916-2005). Oil and graphite on linen. Signed top right. Exhibited: "Lily Harmon: Fifty Years of Painting, A Retrospective Exhibition," Wichita Art Museum, December 4, 1982-January 9, 1983." Literature: Howard E. Wooden, 'Lily Harmon, Fifty Years of Painting," 1983, pp. 16 (illustrated) and 37. Note: Paula Laurence was an actress and singer, who worked with the like of Orson Welles, Ethel Mermon, and Cole Porter on and off Broadway. Regionally she acted at the Westport Country Playhouse run by her husband, producer and director Charles Bowden, who produced many of Tennessee Williams’ plays. After Williams' death the Bowdens became the guardians of the playwright's institutionalized sister, Rose Williams. From a Stamford, CT collection Dimensions: 20" h x 16". Frame: 26" h x 22" w.
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Relined. Some frame rubbing and abrasions. Condition consistent with the age and materials of the work.
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LILY HARMON (AMERICAN, 1912-1998).
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