Fantastic original pencil and watercolor self-portrait sketch on an off-white 9.25 x 12.5 sheet, depicting Flagg seated and concentrating on a sketch, with a large facial profile of his lovely female model in the upper left, signed and inscribed in the lower left in artist pencil, "To my old friend John LeRoy Johnston, from James Montgomery Flagg, Jan. 4, 1938." In fine condition, with light toning to the perimeter from prior display. Johnston was a stills photographer who worked in the Hollywood studio system for over two decades; he also worked as a talent scout and public relations manager for studios like Paramount.
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