JOHN RAITT - INSCRIBED ORIGINAL ART SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: BUCK JONES - HFSID 298456
Price: $280.00
JOHN RAITT and BUCK JONES
Original portrait of Jones, drawn by John Raitt, signed by both!
Original Art inscribed and signed: "To/John Raitt/Best Wishes/Buck Jones", 5½x8½. Pencil
drawing also signed by the artist "J Raitt". Captioned at bottom margin (2 surfaces). Buck
Jones (1889-1942) was one of the most popular Western stars of the 1920s. When
Westerns took a back seat to the early talkie era, he continued appearing in successful horse
operas and dramatic films until 1936. At the peak of his popularity in the 1930s, Jones was
receiving more fan mail than Clark Gable. Jones produced more than 20 Westerns at for
Universal Pictures between 1934 and 1937. In 1940, he co-starred in the Rough Rider
series. He was guest of honor at a party given by his producer/manager at the Cocoanut Grove
nightclub in Boston when a fire broke out; Jones perished in the fire, along with 500 others.While in college in the 1930s, JOHN RAITT began drawing portraits of famous people. He
sent his artwork to each subject with a request that it be autographed and returned to him.
Three horizontal folds. Tape at corners. Otherwise, fine condition.
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