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A rare poster from Harpo Marx's landmark 1933 tour of the U.S.S.R.
25 November 2013, 13:00 EST
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A rare poster from Harpo Marx's landmark 1933 tour of the U.S.S.R.
Moscow, 1933. Lithograph on thin paper, framed.
Provenance: Estate of Harpo Marx; Collection of William W. Marx, Rancho Mirage, California.
Shortly after the United States formally recognized the U.S.S.R. in November of 1933, Harpo Marx traveled to the country for a series of performances at the suggestion of his friend writer Alexander Woolcott. Harpo wrote of this trip in his memoir, "I'll be a son of a bitch if I didn't knock them out of their seats ... I only had to wiggle an eyebrow to bring the house down" (Harpo Speaks! p 317). 20 x 29 in.
Provenance: Estate of Harpo Marx; Collection of William W. Marx, Rancho Mirage, California.
Shortly after the United States formally recognized the U.S.S.R. in November of 1933, Harpo Marx traveled to the country for a series of performances at the suggestion of his friend writer Alexander Woolcott. Harpo wrote of this trip in his memoir, "I'll be a son of a bitch if I didn't knock them out of their seats ... I only had to wiggle an eyebrow to bring the house down" (Harpo Speaks! p 317). 20 x 29 in.