Bacon, Peggy (american, 1895-1987). ROBERT E. SHERWOOD. Four sheets of portrait sketches, Charcoal, each signed, one annotated with the subject's name, lower right, one annptated by the artist "black hair/very short/moustash/.....remainder not legible". 14 x 9 3/4 inches (sheets). Small creases tears and losses at the edges, else in very good condition.Robert E. Sherwod (1896-1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is best know for his play about Lincoln, "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," for the film "The Best Years of Our Lives," for which he won and Oscar. He was one of the original members of the legendary "algonquin Round Table."
