Held, John, Jr

John Held Jr's Map of New York Night Clubs from Actual Survey By and Under the Direction of Lip Stick. Showing Taxi Routes and Towing Canals

[1931]. 7 3/4" x 10 3/4". The illustration "Bygone Days" is on the reverse (P. 136 printed at the foot). Loose cut page extracted from "The Works of John Held Jr." A humorous depiction of New York which highlights things such as "Policeman watching for prohibition agents" and "A murdered broadway butterfly." The scale is given in musical notes, "Doe Ray Me..." Item #57480

The Utah artist, John Held Jr., was one of the best known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, and his designs for F. Scott Fitzgerald jackets became icons of the Jazz Age.

Price: $250.00