Original "Frankenstein" Artwork by Burt Shonberg (1957). ...

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Original "Frankenstein" Artwork by Burt Shonberg (1957). Vintage original illustration accomplished in pencil, ink and watercolor on 12" x 18.5" artist's watercolor paper leaf visible through 19.75" x 26.25" frame. This unique artwork hung in Forrest J Ackerman's Glendower Ave. "Ackermansion" of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror until it was acquired by Kevin Burns. Artist Burt Shonberg (1933-1977) was an LA muralist, who was proprietor, along with Logan's Run co-author George Clayton Johnson, of the beat and folk-oriented coffee house Café Frankenstein in Laguna Beach, Ca. His art was also featured in Roger Corman films including House of Usher (1960) and The Premature Burial (1962). Exhibiting minor age and handling with minor paper curling. Unexamined out of frame. Presents in vintage Very Good condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: From the collection of Kevin Burns.


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