{"product_id":"1944-rko-pictures-work-permit-guy-brown-wiser-signed-hollywood-union-local-1421","title":"1944 RKO Pictures Work Permit Guy Brown Wiser Signed Hollywood Union Local 1421","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eWe are offering a rare piece of Golden Age Hollywood history:\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003ean original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e1944 Screen Set Designers, Illustrators, and Decorators (Local 1421) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003etemporary work permit issued to Senior Illustrator Guy Wiser at R.K.O. Pictures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#222222\" style=\"\"\u003eThe back side features a charming handwritten ink inscription from the period reading: \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#222222\" style=\"\"\u003e\"To remember me by!\" in cursive script.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003ePROVENANCE \u0026amp; HISTORICAL CONTEXT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eThis card was issued directly to Guy Brown Wiser (1895–1983), a fascinating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003emulti-faceted historical figure who served as a WWI bomber pilot (shot down \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eand held as a POW) before studying art under Jean Despujols in Paris and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003ebecoming a celebrated mid-century book illustrator and painter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eDuring the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood studio regulations dictated that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eonly the Head of the Art Department (such as Albert S. D'Agostino or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eVan Nest Polglase at R.K.O.) received on-screen credit. Uncredited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003estudio staff, artists, and sketch illustrators left no paper trails on screen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eor on modern databases like IMDb. Physical studio artifacts, union cards, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003eand temporary work permits like this one serve as the only surviving, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003edefinitive proof of an artist's personal contributions to classic Hollywood cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eGreat for collectors of WWII homefront history, vintage Hollywood union \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eephemera, or fans of uncredited studio production art. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eApprox. Dimensions:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eLength: 3 7\/8 in.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eWidth: 2 3\/8 in.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#222222\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eThe card is in excellent age-related condition. There is very light wear from age and very slight spots of ink smudging. There is a very small little crease on one of the edges, but there are no other structural defects otherwise. Please see all photos.\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#222222\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#222222\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eId. 10 Loc. F\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003eListed with ExportYourStore.com","brand":"Mission Gallery Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67601023926505,"sku":"178540101317_673F","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/5078\/9865\/files\/57_3d75251b-f25c-4e83-9fa0-7174df446e6e.jpg?v=1790722622","url":"https:\/\/www.missiongalleryantiques.com\/products\/1944-rko-pictures-work-permit-guy-brown-wiser-signed-hollywood-union-local-1421","provider":"Mission Gallery Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}