I.R. ART

Ein Besuch bei dem grossen Jim​

"A Visit from Big Jim," (1940), by Alex Szekely (1901-1968). This is a 15-panel series involving a powerfully built Black man servicing three attractive young white ladies as two rich white swells watch and occasionally participate. Here is panel 5:besuch5.png
Alexander Székely was born and grew up in Budapest, and started his artistic life as a street artist in Vienna, selling rapidly-drawn portraits and caricatures to make a living. This skill was noticed in the early 1930s by directors at the city’s many cabarets; between 1931 and 1933 he was working with Stella Kadmon at Der Liebe Augustin, and between 1934 and 1937 with Hans Margulies at the ABC. His ‘portraits in minutes’ became an integral part of the cabaret experience for many of their clientele.
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Ein Besuch bei dem grossen Jim​

"A Visit from Big Jim," (1940), by Alex Szekely (1901-1968). This is a 15-panel series involving a powerfully built Black man servicing three attractive young white ladies as two rich white swells watch and occasionally participate. Here is panel 5:View attachment 5720474
Alexander Székely was born and grew up in Budapest, and started his artistic life as a street artist in Vienna, selling rapidly-drawn portraits and caricatures to make a living. This skill was noticed in the early 1930s by directors at the city’s many cabarets; between 1931 and 1933 he was working with Stella Kadmon at Der Liebe Augustin, and between 1934 and 1937 with Hans Margulies at the ABC. His ‘portraits in minutes’ became an integral part of the cabaret experience for many of their clientele.
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