Lewis, Norman
(1909-1979)
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"Shorty George"
Lithograph, 1943
9 in. x 5 3/4 in. (229 mm x 146 mm)
Edition of 4
Unframed
Availability: In Stock
Price: $11,000
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A fine impression of this exceptional portrait with large full margins---The image is a portrait of George "Shorty" Snowden, a dancer at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
He was thought to have coined the dance phrase "Lindy Hop". The dance is depicted in a lithograph by Miguel
Covarrubias.
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