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Two pencil caricatures: a dancing man in tails holding a top hat, and a short-haired woman seated on a globe beside a propeller.

Fred Astaire and Amelia Earhart

Two pencil-and-ink caricatures on cream paper. At left, a man with a large head and round glasses wears tails and holds a top hat while mid-step in a dancing pose. At right, a short-haired woman sits astride a globe beside a propeller, drawn in loose charcoal-like lines.

Artist
Henry Major
Date
1937
Medium
Pencil and ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 2245 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1937).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Fred Astaire y Amelia Earhart, caricaturas de Henry Major

Dos caricaturas a lápiz y tinta sobre papel crema. A la izquierda, un hombre de cabeza grande y gafas redondas viste esmoquin, sostiene un sombrero de copa y avanza en pose de baile. A la derecha, una mujer de pelo corto se sienta sobre un globo terráqueo junto a una hélice, dibujada con trazos sueltos.

Português: Fred Astaire e Amelia Earhart, caricaturas de Henry Major

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