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OSCAR BERGER CARICATURE OF HELEN WILLS MOODY

Signed caricature of Helen Willis Moody drawn from life by world-renowned caricaturist OSCAR BERGER (1901-1997). 9" x 13". No place. No date. Signed by both Moody and Berger. HELEN WILLS MOODY (1905-1998) American tennis player. Moody won seven U.S. singles crowns (1923-25, 1927-29, 1931), eight Wimbledon singles titles (1927-30, 1932-33, 1935, 1938), and four French singles championships (1928-30, 1932). She was a gold medalist in both singles and doubles at the 1924 Olympics, a member of eight Wightman Cup teams, and the 1935 Associated Press Athlete of the Year. Known for her methodical baseline play and emotional stoicism, she also helped emancipate women's tennis from the era of long skirts, petticoats, and stockings. Very Fine.