by Dick Bobnick

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MAE WEST

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Portrait study of the legendary grand dame of all movie sex symbols, Mae West. She is portrayed here as her title character in her own play, DIAMOND LIL. Miss West was the highest paid movie star during a six year period in the 1030's when she was well into her 40's. She continued in films well into the 1940's taking a five year respite before touring once again with DIAMOND LIL in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. She developed a popular Las Vegas show in the 1950's, made T.V. appearances throughout the '50's. After a semi retirement she made her last film appearances in MYRA BRECKENBIDGE in 1969 and SEXTETTE in 1979.

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Medium: Painting Other

Genre: Illustration