Saturday, September 13, 2014

Jim Patterson and Fan Art of Lillian Gish from 1920s to 1980s.

George Haessler, 1982.


My favorite fan art of Lillian from LaVerne Decker, 1983, New York.

The famous hair brushing photograph. DC Times Herald 11/5/1942. It began in the Silent era and followed her to "The Whales of August."
 It was always a show stopper for me, even as a publicity photo like this from a stage play, "Mr. Sycamore."
Patrick Smart

Patrick Smart

Patrick Smart inspired by Lillian's performance in "The Swan."

Fan art inspired by Lillian's performance as Hester in "The Scarlet Letter."

Sunday News New York, November 29, 1942.

Frank Rennie's drawing inspired by Lillian's performance in "The White Sister."



Art commissioned by Life Magazine in 1940 as a tribute to "The Birth of a Nation." The woman is Lillian and the man is Henry B. Walthall. Artist is Frederic Taubes, 

International Star Registry of Lillian Gish, December, 1985. She'll always be a star.

"The Dream Princess of Hollywood" Lillian Gish, October, 1942.

Cartoon panel on Lillian's career. Being scared by Griffith with a gun, "swim icy rivers," and "still going strong." 1971. Silent film is no place for sissies. 

This is my favorite Hirschfeld of Gish with John Gielgud in Crime and Punishment, National Theater, New York.. 

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