SHIRLEY TEMPLE
PEN AND INK DRAWING
BY ARTIST A.B. GRIFFITH
DATED 1936
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
SIGNED THIS PORTRAIT
HERSELF IN 1940
AT THE AGE OF 12
ONE-OF-A-KIND!!!
VINTAGE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL
AUTHENTIC: This is an original vintage Pen and Ink drawing with colored pencil signed by both the artist and Shirley Temple herself.
ARTIST: A.B. Griffith
SIGNED BY ARTIST: This piece was signed by the artist in 1936
SIGNED BY SHIRLEY TEMPLE: This piece was signed by Shirley Temple in 1940 at age 12
DATE CREATED: 1936
SIZE: Matted 9 x 14.5?
DRAWING DIMENSIONS: 7? x 9.5?
COA: Yes
CONDITION: EXCELLENT TO NEAR MINT - Vibrant Colors
CELEBRITY INFORMATION: Shirley Temple was a leading child film actress during the Great Depression, starring in works like Bright Eyes and Captain January. When her rendition of the song "On a Good Ship Lollipop" became famous in the 1930s, she earned a special Academy Award.
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 ? February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat who was Hollywood's number one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States.
Temple began her film career at the age of three in 1931. Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934. Film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Temple capitalized on licensed merchandise that featured her wholesome image; the merchandise included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in 29 films from the ages of 3 to 10 but in only 14 films from the ages of 14 to 21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22.
In 1958, Temple returned to show business with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of corporations and organizations, including The Walt Disney Company, Del Monte Foods, and the National Wildlife Federation.
She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent the United States at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles W. Yost. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star.
Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema.
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