1930s lot Art Deco period paper items, Julia Richman H.S. NYC

Interesting lot of Art-Deco period arts-related items from Julie Richman H.S., the only public high school in the Upper East Side of New York. It was located at 17 East 67^th Street (Upper East Side) New York City.

Lot of three items:

• a partially-complete Julian Richman H.S. monthly arts booklet for December 1930
• four small original works of art, one of which was used in the above monthly publication
• December 14, 1931 Julia Richman H.S. school newspaper

1930 Monthly Arts publication

Printed with 74 pages, but missing a majority of its pages: 16 pages + covers

Arts-based content, categories: Fiction, Humor, Poetry, Essays.

Incomplete, but what pages there are show some superb Art-Deco style art. Each page has an image or vignette along with the text, while some pages are stand-alone art.

The front inside cover is signed “Chrisanthey Podara. 92-27 42^nd Avenue Corona L.I.”  (Queens).

Most of the art used in the Bluebird is attributed.  On the reverse side of the title page is a color image of 3 court jesters, printed signature ‘C. Podara’, the person who signed.

Printed on thicker cream-colored paper. Some tears on covers. Inside pages are fine condition, some pages loose, some attached to other pages. Pages loose from covers

9 ¾” x 7 ⅞”

Four small art panels

Four small art panels, all done by Chrisanthy Podara, glued to cardboard paper:

• One labeled “Original design for Blue Bird” “C. Podara”. Same basic design as the published image, additional half of another jester in background
• One that matches the piece used in the monthly periodical (no extra jester)
• Two non-related images. One has animal heads, swirls and panels, nice colors. Second one has what might be fish head, again with swirls and intricate designs.

First two are each on a 6 x 8 ¼” piece of black paper. First image is 2 ¼” x 3 ⅝”, second 3 ¾” x 2 ⅜”. Last two images are both on a 7 ⅛” x 9” piece of grey paper. Third image is 2” x 3 ⅜”, fourth 3 ⅛” x 2”

Richman News, Monday December 14, 1931

A four-page newspaper talking about events related to the school. Some art, a comic, school clubs, events and advertising.

Folded in four, couple of tears.

14 ⅞” x 11 ⅞”

Julia Richman High School is a defunct comprehensive high school in New York City, New York. Built in 1923 and located at East 67th Street and Second Avenue, the building was the only public high school in the Upper East Side of New York. The school is named after Julia Richman, the first woman district superintendent of schools in New York City. For much of the school's history it was a girl's high school; it changed to co-educational in 1967.

In 1995, after years of academic decline, the city reorganized the school into six separately functioning small schools within a building renamed as the Julia Richman Education Complex.

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