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13x10" black, pocket portfolio packed with sketches, prints, cartoons, newspaper clippings and photos by or of the artist Nat Steinberg, William Simmons, Scott Kiefer, Rick Yager, and others.
Inside front cover and pocket 1; Left: Envelope address to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Latas, 13 Cour Versailles, Palos Hills, IL 60465 from R. Lloyd & Company, Ltd., 15100 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park, IL 60462, postmarked 1986. The envelope contains a copy of the Oct. 19-25, 1958 The Chicago American TV Roundup (a television programing guide) with an illustration of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen by Nat Steinberg on the cover. Right: Matted and hand colored print titled
Pockets 2 and 3; Two more reproduction-rights reserved William Simmon's golfer prints or ink drawings titled Pockets 4 and 5; Left: Fourth reproduction-rights reserved William Simmon's golfer ink drawing titled Pockets 6 and 7; Left: Photograph of a Steinberg-illustrated award for Wendell L. Willkie from the Decalogue Society of Lawers, 1945. Right: International Archives print of Lindenwald, the home of Martin Van Buren signed by Scott Kiefer Pockets 10 and 11 [note pocket 8 is empty, pocket 9 contains another copy of the NPS CV]; Left: small etching of reclining nude by Steinberg. Right: N.P. Steinberg artist's CV that was often attached to his prints Pockets 12 and 13; Left: Photocopy of Bishop Sheen TV Roundup cover Right: Biography of James Herbert Wilkerson printed from wikipedia, 2013 [see Wilkerson portrait at 2025.35.01] Pockets 14 and 15; Left: Biography of Andrew W. Wermuth printed from Wikipedia, 2013. [ Right: Pockets 16 and 17; Left: Laminated newspaper clipping dated July 26, 1973 with Prosch-Jensen photo of Nat Steinberg shaking the hand of John McMahon, Jr. at Steinberg's one man art show at the Red Barn Theatre. Mr. McMahon is in costume for his roll in the play Pockets 18 and 19; Left: Two holiday cards with greetings from Isabele Steinberg. Right: TV Roundup cover with Steinberg illustration of conductor Leopold Stokowski Pockets 20 and 21; Left: TV Roundup covers with Steinberg illustration of Winston Churchill Right: TV Roundup pages with Steinberg illustration of Jos. E. Brown Pockets 22 and 23; Left: TV Roundup covers with Steinberg illustration of Will Rogers Right: TV Roundup covers with Steinberg illustration of Rosemary Clooney Pockets 24 and 25; Left: TV Roundup covers with Steinberg illustration of Bob Hope Right: TV Roundup pages with Steinberg illustration of Barbara Stanwyck Pockets 26 and 27; Left: TV Roundup covers with Steinberg illustration of Julie Harris Right: Print production negative of same Julie Harris portrait Pockets 28 and 29; Left: TV Roundup covers with Steinberg illustration of Virginia Gale Right: Steinberg illustrations of Bob Hope. [compare drawing at 2025.35.01] Pockets 30 and 31; Left: Steinberg illustration of Clarence Darrow, Dec. 13, 1952 Right: Steinberg illustration of woman, possibly Helen Hayes Pockets 32 and 33; Left: Promotional flier for Pockets 34 and 35; Left: Two Pockets 36 and 37; Left: Pockets 38 and 39; Left: two photocopies of Commercial Record stories about Steinberg. [original clippings at 2025.35.01] Right: Etching of swan and cygnets by Steinberg. Unsigned, artist initials in lower left corner. Pockets 40 and 41; Two copies of Pockets 42 and 43; Left: Pockets 44 and 45; Left: watercolor painting of butterfly and daffodil signed Pockets 46 and 47; Two pencil drawings on tracing paper with label Pocket 48;

2025.35.18

Most items are associated with the Latas' neighbor Nat Steinberg.

ArtworksArtists

Winthers, Sally

2025.35

Wisniewski, Scott

Donation, unconditional

Including frame

13 in

11 in

AC flat file 1

Art Conservation Room

Steinberg, Nat 1893-1976Simmons, William "Bill" R. 1890/1-1966Steinberg, Isabel (Schuham)Yager, Richard Sidney "Rick" 1909-1995

09/13/2025

02/10/2026