Sensational original drawings by adored caricaturist Al Hirschfeld of Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr., individually accomplished in graphite and black ink on off-white sheets of artist paper measuring 8 x 9.25 and 11.25 x 9, both signed in the lower right corner, “Hirschfeld.” The Sinatra drawing, which shows him conversing with actor Franchot Tone, was published in Collier’s on April 29, 1955, and the Davis drawing, depicting the entertainer singing into a microphone, was published in Collier's on October 28, 1955. Both are individually matted and framed to overall sizes of 18.5 x 20.5 and 22.5 x 20.75. Includes a deluxe limited first edition of Hirschfeld: On Line, numbered 432/550, published by Applause Books of New York in 1999, hardcover with slipcase, signed on the colophon in black ink, "Hirschfeld." In overall fine condition. Accompanied by the original shipping label, which indicates that the drawings were obtained from the Margo Feiden Galleries in 2008.
