Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988). For Sale: Inquire Within, Dean Gitter's Ghost Ballads album cover, circa 1954. Ink...

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Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988)
For Sale: Inquire Within, Dean Gitter's Ghost Ballads album cover, circa 1954
Ink and wash on paper
14-1/2 x 14 inches (36.8 x 35.6 cm) (image)
Signed lower right

The present work was published in Homebodies by Charles Addams (Simon and Schuster, 1954). It was also published as he cover of Dean Gitter's Ghost Ballads album in 1957, which complemented the album comprised of folk songs with supernatural themes.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York.

EXHIBITED:
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Fifty First Annual Watercolor and print Exhibition," October 18-November 22, 1953.


More information about Charles Addams. See also: Addams, Charles, Chas Addams, Addams, Chas Artist.



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