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George Wachsteter
"My Favorite Martian, " CBS-TV Sitcom, 1963

1963

$1,750
£1,318.58
€1,541.26
CA$2,478.17
A$2,523.75
CHF 1,448.74
MX$30,453.64
NOK 16,790.17
SEK 17,020.81
DKK 11,523.12

About the Item

Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 22.00" x 14.00" illustration board, with a 12.75" x 10.00" image. Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the out-of-this-world CBS-TV sitcom `My Favorite Martian`, starring Ray Walston as Uncle Martin & Bill Bixby as Tim O`Hara. The hit show ran 9/29/63 - 5/1/66, for 107 episodes (75 b&w, 32 color). This drawing was probably done for the cover of the New York Journal-American Pictorial Magazine and TView Section at the time of or shortly after the season`s 1963 premiere.
  • Creator:
    George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1963
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Medium incluses applied Ben Day halftone. Some toning.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 22071stDibs: LU38436363042

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