MCM Textile Silkscreen by R. Bushong

 

 

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Robert Bushong ( 1922-1005) signed silkscreen on fabric showing jazz instruments

Bobby Bushong and his sister Polly were famous for their party costumes and their wild sense of humor. They helped enliven the social circuit of artists that dominated the 1950s and 1960s on island.Bobby Bushong and his sister Polly were famous for their party costumes and their wild sense of humor. They helped enliven the social circuit of artists that dominated the 1950s and 1960s on island. Polly often dressed as a mysterious character, Cora Pratt, in outlandish costumes and carved buck teeth (top left). Photographer Diane Arbus captured Polly as Cora, the Counterfeit Lady, several times with her camera.

 

 

reference:https://www.rafaelosonaauction.com/artists/robert-bushong/

United States 20th c.H: 53"W: 35"D: ,1"