Norkin Coll. Illustration & Caricature Day I 2017-05-20 Auction - 561 Price Results - Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries in NY
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Salvadore Dali. Acrylic. Sgd. NorkinGarland, Judy Wins OscarKing Kong and Orca. Jessica Lange. 1977
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New Windsor, NY, United States
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Norkin Coll. Illustration & Caricature Day I

The lifetime body of work of Sam Norkin, American illustrator and caricaturist, "the other Hirschfeld" exhibited at The Lincoln Center Performing Arts Library with a 200 work retrospective entitled "Theatre Ink", Norkin's great artistic skills are apparent in this 2000 lot auction. It encompasses all of his drawings of theatre, opera, ballet, jazz, and pop music as well as celebrities of film, television and politics. A listed artist, Sam Norkin's imaginative drawings first appeared in the pages of The New York Herald Tribune in 1940. About 4,000 assignments followed in papers like The New York Daily News, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe. The Actors Fund and Drama Desk will benefit from proceeds of this auction. Glenn Loney's Museum Notes commented " A Norkin illustration reaches right out of the pages to metaphorically grab the reader-onlooker by the shoulders". "HIs "staging" of his many show-biz impressions-recreating a major scene or emotional moment-is often more powerful than the effects a show's designer and director have been able to achieve" "The beneficial results of this "advance artwork" were that shows-in-progress would already have a highly recognizable image as they traveled the out-of-town circuit from Boston to New Haven to Philly. When they arrived on Broadway, the Norkin images. were the effective logos for the new productions." All works are being sold at absolute auction without reserve.
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Salvadore Dali. Acrylic. Sgd. Norkin: The painting was created from pencil sketches when Dali appeared at The Drama Desk in 1966 in connection with a luncheon on surrealism in the theater. His remarks proved characteristically crypic
0001: Salvadore Dali. Acrylic. Sgd. NorkinEst. $300-$400
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Assad of Syria: Norkin drawing without signature. 14" x 13"
0001A: Assad of SyriaEst. $40-$50
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Bush, First Lady Laura Bush 2001: Signed Norkin. 12 1/2" x 9"W.
0001B: Bush, First Lady Laura Bush 2001Est. $40-$60
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Dewey, Bricker, Brownell, Stassen: Sam Norkin original political pen and ink drawing, Dewey, Bricker, Stassen and Vanderberg. 1948. Signed Norkin 29 1/2" x 10"
0002: Dewey, Bricker, Brownell, StassenEst. $40-$60
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Brownell, Herbert. Presidential Advisor: Sam Norkin, original political pen and ink drawing. 1948. Signed. 9 1/2" x 81/2"
0003: Brownell, Herbert. Presidential AdvisorEst. $40-$60
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Carter, Jimmy. Smiling: 1976. Original Sam Norkin Pen and ink Drawing. Signed Norkin 9" x 10"
0004: Carter, Jimmy. SmilingEst. $100-$150
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Carter, Jimmy Serious: 1976. Original Sam Norkin Pen and Ink Drawing. Signed Norkin 11 1/2" x 9"
0005: Carter, Jimmy SeriousEst. $100-$150
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Chernenko, Konstantin U. Soviet Union: "At the Helm" Soviet Premier. Chernenko. 13"H. x 12"W.
0005A: Chernenko, Konstantin U. Soviet UnionEst. $20-$30
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Chiang Kai Shek . Color. 1946: Original political color drawing. Chiang Kai Shek . 1946. Signed Norkin 21" X 17"
0006: Chiang Kai Shek . Color. 1946Est. $40-$60
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Unidentified Portraits. By Sam Norkin(2): One acrylic on board in color; one black and white. Two in lot. 24"H. x 18"W.
0007: Unidentified Portraits. By Sam Norkin(2)Est. $100-$150
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Churchill. Winston. 1952 Drawing: Illustration by Sam Norkin for Saturday Review Cover, tone. Signed Norkin
0008: Churchill. Winston. 1952 DrawingEst. $100-$150
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Dean, John W. and Dean, Maureen Kane: Both signed Norkin. 11"H. x 17 1/2"W.
0008A: Dean, John W. and Dean, Maureen KaneEst. $20-$30
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Unidentified Pen and Ink Drawings (2): Signed Norkin. Framed 22 1/2"H. x 16 1/2"W.
0009: Unidentified Pen and Ink Drawings (2)Est. $60-$100
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Ford, Gerald President: Pencil sketch of President Ford, Signed Norkin11 1/2" x 10 1/2"
0009A: Ford, Gerald PresidentEst. $20-$30
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Groves. Leslie. Color Drawing. 1946: Signed Norkin 21" x 16 1/2"
0011: Groves. Leslie. Color Drawing. 1946Est. $40-$60
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Hart, Gary. Colorado Senator: Sgd.Norkin. 13 1/2"H. x 10 1/2"W.
0011A: Hart, Gary. Colorado SenatorEst. $20-$30
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Jesse Jackson Democratic Candidate: Amusing depiction of Jackson in running or jogging attire with 84 on his shirt carrying a "Vote" flag. Signed Norkin. On artist board. 15"H. x 11 1/4"W
0011B: Jesse Jackson Democratic CandidateEst. $60-$100
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James Bryant Conant. Harvard. Signed: OriginaL illustration. Signed Norkin. James Bryant Conant. ,American chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany.Drawn for The Saturday
0012: James Bryant Conant. Harvard. SignedEst. $100-$150
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Kissinger, Henry. Drawings (2): Signed Norkin 11 1/2" x 9" and 13" x 10 1/2"
0013: Kissinger, Henry. Drawings (2)Est. $100-$150
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Koch, Mayor Ed "Here We Go Again": Amusing depiction of Mayor Ed. Koch holding a volume written by him "Here We Go Again". Signed Norkin. 16"h. x 101 /2"W.
0013A: Koch, Mayor Ed "Here We Go Again"Est. $40-$60
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Lilienthal's Fight for Atomic Power: Lilienthal's Fight for Peaceful Atomic Power, original illustration. Signed Norkin . 1949 11" x 10"
0014: Lilienthal's Fight for Atomic PowerEst. $40-$60
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Political Drawing. Western Domination: Original illustration. Signed Norkin.Dated 1946. "World Unity" as unidentified figure takes axe to the unity globe. 20 1/2" x 171/2"W.
0015: Political Drawing. Western DominationEst. $40-$60
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