Art Deco Drawing 1930s

The listing

Russell Iredell (1889-1958) Portrait Medium: charcoal / graphite on paper. Image size: 26”x20” inches. Original Frame Signed and dated lower left: Date of creation: 1937. Excellent condition. Biography: Born in New Brunswick, NJ on Feb. 28, 1889. Iredell studied with Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, Daniel Garber, Charles Grafly, William Merritt Chase, and at the PAFA. By 1922 he had settled in Los Angeles as a portrait painter of Hollywood celebrities and artistic director of the Hollywood Bowl. His illustrations appeared in national magazines. Iredell died in Los Angeles, CA on May 14, 1958. Exh: Cannell & Chaffin Gallery (LA), 1923; Laguna Beach AA, 1943-46; Laguna Beach AA, 1945, 1952. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); Who's Who in American Art 1938-62 (obituary